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Recognised as Colour

#FC97AE

  • #FC97AE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FC97AE is a red with RGB values 252, 151, 174 and HSL 346°, 94%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FC97AE#FC97AE
HEX#FC97AE
RGBrgb(252, 151, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.5922, 0.6824
RGB percentages98.8%, 59.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(346.3, 94.4%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.3, 40.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 40.1%, 31%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,553,902
CSS custom property--colour: #FC97AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#036851

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A9AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0BCACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.4Light pink · ΔE 14.7Light coral · ΔE 17Pink · ΔE 19.3Rosy brown · ΔE 25.6Salmon · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97FCE5
Analogous#FC97E1, #FCB397
Triadic#AEFC97, #97AEFC
Split complementary#97FCB3, #97E1FC
Tetradic#E1FC97, #97FCE5, #B397FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFAFB
Lighter +10%#FDC9D5
Darker −10%#FB6587
Darker −20%#F93461
Darker −30%#F3073D
Darker −40%#C10630
More saturated +25%#FF94AC
Less saturated −25%#EFA4B5

Channel breakdown

R252
G151
B174
Red252 (98.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue346.34°
Saturation (HSL)94.39%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 97 · B AE

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