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Recognised as Colour

#FC6A9C

  • #FC6A9C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#FC6A9C is a red with RGB values 252, 106, 156 and HSL 339°, 96%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FC6A9C#FC6A9C
HEX#FC6A9C
RGBrgb(252, 106, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.4157, 0.6118
RGB percentages98.8%, 41.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(339.5, 96.1%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 57.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 57.9%, 38.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,542,364
CSS custom property--colour: #FC6A9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#039563

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#848B9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABA799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5C7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 12.9Pale violetred · ΔE 15.2Light coral · ΔE 25.1Deep pink · ΔE 26.8Indian red · ΔE 28Medium violet red · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AFCCA
Analogous#FC6AE5, #FC816A
Triadic#9CFC6A, #6A9CFC
Split complementary#6AFC81, #6AE5FC
Tetradic#E5FC6A, #6AFCCA, #816AFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FECEDE
Lighter +10%#FD9CBD
Darker −10%#FB387B
Darker −20%#FA065A
Darker −30%#C90447
Darker −40%#970336
More saturated +25%#FF679B
Less saturated −25%#E97DA2

Channel breakdown

R252
G106
B156
Red252 (98.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue339.45°
Saturation (HSL)96.05%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 6A · B 9C

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