Recognised as Colour

#FC897A

#FC897A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#FC897A is a red with RGB values 252, 137, 122 and HSL 7°, 96%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#FC897A#FC897A

HEX#FC897A

RGBrgb(252, 137, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.5373, 0.4784

RGB percentages98.8%, 53.7%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(6.9, 95.6%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.9, 51.6%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 45.6%, 51.6%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,550,266

CSS custom property--colour: #FC897A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#037685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A49B78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0B378no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 4.1 Light coral · ΔE 8.8 Light salmon · ΔE 13.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 14 Indian red · ΔE 17.2 Coral · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 4.07, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7AEDFC

Analogous#FC7AAC, #FCCA7A

Triadic#7AFC89, #897AFC

Split complementary#7AFCCA, #7AACFC

Tetradic#ACFC7A, #7AEDFC, #CA7AFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEE2DE

Lighter +10%#FDB5AC

Darker −10%#FB5D48

Darker −20%#FA3016

Darker −30%#D81D05

Darker −40%#A61604

More saturated +25%#FF8777

Less saturated −25%#EB968B

Channel breakdown

R252

G137

B122

Red252 (98.8%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue6.92°

Saturation (HSL)95.59%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 89 · B 7A

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