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Recognised as Colour

#FC73AB

  • #FC73AB
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#FC73AB is a red with RGB values 252, 115, 171 and HSL 335°, 96%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FC73AB#FC73AB
HEX#FC73AB
RGBrgb(252, 115, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.451, 0.6706
RGB percentages98.8%, 45.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(335.5, 95.8%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.5, 54.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 54.4%, 32.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,544,683
CSS custom property--colour: #FC73AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#038C54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8892ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACABA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF6A88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 9.2Pale violetred · ΔE 14.4Medium violet red · ΔE 27.7Light coral · ΔE 28.1Deep pink · ΔE 28.8Orchid · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73FCC4
Analogous#FC73F0, #FC7F73
Triadic#ABFC73, #73ABFC
Split complementary#73FC7F, #73F0FC
Tetradic#F0FC73, #73FCC4, #7F73FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FED7E7
Lighter +10%#FDA5C9
Darker −10%#FB418D
Darker −20%#FA0F6F
Darker −30%#D20458
Darker −40%#A00343
More saturated +25%#FF70AA
Less saturated −25%#EA85AE

Channel breakdown

R252
G115
B171
Red252 (98.8%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue335.47°
Saturation (HSL)95.8%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 73 · B AB

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