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Colour

#FC879B

  • #FC879B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#FC879B is a red with RGB values 252, 135, 155 and HSL 350°, 95%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FC879B#FC879B
HEX#FC879B
RGBrgb(252, 135, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.5294, 0.6078
RGB percentages98.8%, 52.9%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(349.7, 95.1%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.7, 46.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 46.4%, 38.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,549,787
CSS custom property--colour: #FC879B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#037864

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9C9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAB399no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7B8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.1Pale violetred · ΔE 13.1Salmon · ΔE 19.6Indian red · ΔE 20.6Light pink · ΔE 22.1Dark salmon · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87FCE8
Analogous#FC87D6, #FCAD87
Triadic#9BFC87, #879BFC
Split complementary#87FCAD, #87D6FC
Tetradic#D6FC87, #87FCE8, #AD87FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEEBEE
Lighter +10%#FDB9C4
Darker −10%#FB5572
Darker −20%#FA2348
Darker −30%#E4062C
Darker −40%#B30422
More saturated +25%#FF8499
Less saturated −25%#ED96A5

Channel breakdown

R252
G135
B155
Red252 (98.8%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue349.74°
Saturation (HSL)95.12%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 87 · B 9B

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