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Recognised as Colour

#FCA08A

  • #FCA08A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#FCA08A is a red with RGB values 252, 160, 138 and HSL 12°, 95%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FCA08A#FCA08A
HEX#FCA08A
RGBrgb(252, 160, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6275, 0.5412
RGB percentages98.8%, 62.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(11.6, 95%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.6, 45.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 36.5%, 45.2%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,556,170
CSS custom property--colour: #FCA08A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#035F75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6AC88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCBF89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF929Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 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 text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 6.3Light salmon · ΔE 8.8Light coral · ΔE 15.2Salmon · ΔE 15.7Light pink · ΔE 22.1Sandy brown · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AE6FC
Analogous#FC8AAD, #FCD98A
Triadic#8AFCA0, #A08AFC
Split complementary#8AFCD9, #8AADFC
Tetradic#ADFC8A, #8AE6FC, #D98AFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF1ED
Lighter +10%#FDC8BC
Darker −10%#FB7858
Darker −20%#F94F27
Darker −30%#E73106
Darker −40%#B52705
More saturated +25%#FF9E87
Less saturated −25%#EDA999

Channel breakdown

R252
G160
B138
Red252 (98.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue11.58°
Saturation (HSL)95%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G A0 · B 8A

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