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Recognised as Colour

#FC9EA2

  • #FC9EA2
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#FC9EA2 is a red with RGB values 252, 158, 162 and HSL 357°, 94%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FC9EA2#FC9EA2
HEX#FC9EA2
RGBrgb(252, 158, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6196, 0.6353
RGB percentages98.8%, 62%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(357.4, 94%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.4, 37.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 35.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,555,682
CSS custom property--colour: #FC9EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.55:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#03615D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0ADA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7BFA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Tritanopia#FF94A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.5Light coral · ΔE 13.2Pink · ΔE 17.2Dark salmon · ΔE 17.3Salmon · ΔE 20.4Pale violetred · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EFCF8
Analogous#FC9ED1, #FCC99E
Triadic#A2FC9E, #9EA2FC
Split complementary#9EFCC9, #9ED1FC
Tetradic#D1FC9E, #9EFCF8, #C99EFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FECFD1
Darker −10%#FA6D73
Darker −20%#F93B43
Darker −30%#F70A14
Darker −40%#C8060E
More saturated +25%#FF9B9F
Less saturated −25%#F0ABAD

Channel breakdown

R252
G158
B162
Red252 (98.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue357.45°
Saturation (HSL)94%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 9E · B A2

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