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Recognised as Colour

#FC8EAF

  • #FC8EAF
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FC8EAF is a red with RGB values 252, 142, 175 and HSL 342°, 95%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FC8EAF#FC8EAF
HEX#FC8EAF
RGBrgb(252, 142, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.5569, 0.6863
RGB percentages98.8%, 55.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(342, 94.8%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342, 43.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 43.7%, 30.6%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,551,599
CSS custom property--colour: #FC8EAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#037150

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA3B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAB7ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF869Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.1Light coral · ΔE 19.3Light pink · ΔE 20Hot pink · ΔE 23.3Pink · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)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#8EFCDB
Analogous#FC8EE6, #FCA48E
Triadic#AFFC8E, #8EAFFC
Split complementary#8EFCA4, #8EE6FC
Tetradic#E6FC8E, #8EFCDB, #A48EFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF1F5
Lighter +10%#FDC0D2
Darker −10%#FB5C8C
Darker −20%#F92B69
Darker −30%#EB064B
Darker −40%#B9053B
More saturated +25%#FF8BAE
Less saturated −25%#EE9DB5

Channel breakdown

R252
G142
B175
Red252 (98.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue342°
Saturation (HSL)94.83%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 8E · B AF

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