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Recognised as Colour

#FC8AAD

  • #FC8AAD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FC8AAD is a red with RGB values 252, 138, 173 and HSL 342°, 95%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FC8AAD#FC8AAD
HEX#FC8AAD
RGBrgb(252, 138, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.5412, 0.6784
RGB percentages98.8%, 54.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(341.6, 95%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.6, 45.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 45.2%, 31.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,550,573
CSS custom property--colour: #FC8AAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#037552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA0AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8B5AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.4Light coral · ΔE 19.5Hot pink · ΔE 21.5Light pink · ΔE 22Pink · ΔE 26.3Plum · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AFCD9
Analogous#FC8AE6, #FCA08A
Triadic#ADFC8A, #8AADFC
Split complementary#8AFCA0, #8AE6FC
Tetradic#E6FC8A, #8AFCD9, #A08AFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFEDF3
Lighter +10%#FDBCD0
Darker −10%#FB588A
Darker −20%#F92767
Darker −30%#E7064B
Darker −40%#B5053B
More saturated +25%#FF87AC
Less saturated −25%#ED99B3

Channel breakdown

R252
G138
B173
Red252 (98.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue341.58°
Saturation (HSL)95%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 8A · B AD

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