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Recognised as Colour

#FC96AE

  • #FC96AE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FC96AE is a red with RGB values 252, 150, 174 and HSL 346°, 94%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FC96AE#FC96AE
HEX#FC96AE
RGBrgb(252, 150, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.5882, 0.6824
RGB percentages98.8%, 58.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(345.9, 94.4%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.9, 40.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 40.5%, 31%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,553,646
CSS custom property--colour: #FC96AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#036951

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A8AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFBBACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14Light pink · ΔE 15.2Light coral · ΔE 17.1Pink · ΔE 19.8Rosy brown · ΔE 26Salmon · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96FCE4
Analogous#FC96E1, #FCB196
Triadic#AEFC96, #96AEFC
Split complementary#96FCB1, #96E1FC
Tetradic#E1FC96, #96FCE4, #B196FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF9FB
Lighter +10%#FDC8D4
Darker −10%#FB6488
Darker −20%#F93362
Darker −30%#F2073E
Darker −40%#C10532
More saturated +25%#FF93AC
Less saturated −25%#EFA4B5

Channel breakdown

R252
G150
B174
Red252 (98.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue345.88°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 96 · B AE

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