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Recognised as Colour

#FC749A

  • #FC749A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FC749A is a red with RGB values 252, 116, 154 and HSL 343°, 96%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FC749A#FC749A
HEX#FC749A
RGBrgb(252, 116, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.4549, 0.6039
RGB percentages98.8%, 45.5%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(343.2, 95.8%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.2, 54%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 54%, 38.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,544,922
CSS custom property--colour: #FC749A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#038B65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D909Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AB97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF6682no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.3Hot pink · ΔE 18Light coral · ΔE 19.2Indian red · ΔE 23.8Salmon · ΔE 26.1Light pink · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74FCD6
Analogous#FC74DE, #FC9274
Triadic#9AFC74, #749AFC
Split complementary#74FC92, #74DEFC
Tetradic#DEFC74, #74FCD6, #9274FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FED8E3
Lighter +10%#FDA6BE
Darker −10%#FB4276
Darker −20%#FA1051
Darker −30%#D2053E
Darker −40%#A1032F
More saturated +25%#FF7199
Less saturated −25%#EA86A2

Channel breakdown

R252
G116
B154
Red252 (98.8%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue343.24°
Saturation (HSL)95.77%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 74 · B 9A

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