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Recognised as Colour

#FC9EAC

  • #FC9EAC
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#FC9EAC is a red with RGB values 252, 158, 172 and HSL 351°, 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

#FC9EAC#FC9EAC
HEX#FC9EAC
RGBrgb(252, 158, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6196, 0.6745
RGB percentages98.8%, 62%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(351.1, 94%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.1, 37.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 31.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,555,692
CSS custom property--colour: #FC9EAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.63:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#036153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEAEACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5BFAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF96A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10.9Pink · ΔE 15.8Light coral · ΔE 16.1Pale violetred · ΔE 18.3Dark salmon · ΔE 22.4Rosy brown · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EFCEE
Analogous#FC9EDB, #FCBF9E
Triadic#ACFC9E, #9EACFC
Split complementary#9EFCBF, #9EDBFC
Tetradic#DBFC9E, #9EFCEE, #BF9EFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FECFD6
Darker −10%#FA6D82
Darker −20%#F93B57
Darker −30%#F70A2D
Darker −40%#C80623
More saturated +25%#FF9BAA
Less saturated −25%#F0ABB5

Channel breakdown

R252
G158
B172
Red252 (98.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue351.06°
Saturation (HSL)94%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 9E · B AC

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