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Recognised as Colour

#FC79A8

  • #FC79A8
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FC79A8 is a red with RGB values 252, 121, 168 and HSL 338°, 96%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FC79A8#FC79A8
HEX#FC79A8
RGBrgb(252, 121, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.4745, 0.6588
RGB percentages98.8%, 47.5%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(338.5, 95.6%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.5, 52%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 52%, 33.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,546,216
CSS custom property--colour: #FC79A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#038657

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E95A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0ADA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF6F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.5Hot pink · ΔE 13.7Light coral · ΔE 23.8Indian red · ΔE 28.8Light pink · ΔE 30.6Plum · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79FCCD
Analogous#FC79EA, #FC8C79
Triadic#A8FC79, #79A8FC
Split complementary#79FC8B, #79EAFC
Tetradic#EAFC79, #79FCCD, #8B79FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEDDE9
Lighter +10%#FDABC8
Darker −10%#FB4788
Darker −20%#FA1567
Darker −30%#D70550
Darker −40%#A5043E
More saturated +25%#FF76A7
Less saturated −25%#EB8AAD

Channel breakdown

R252
G121
B168
Red252 (98.8%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue338.47°
Saturation (HSL)95.62%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 79 · B A8

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