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Recognised as Colour

#FCA2A8

  • #FCA2A8
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#FCA2A8 is a red with RGB values 252, 162, 168 and HSL 356°, 94%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FCA2A8#FCA2A8
HEX#FCA2A8
RGBrgb(252, 162, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6353, 0.6588
RGB percentages98.8%, 63.5%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(356, 93.8%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356, 35.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 35.7%, 33.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,556,712
CSS custom property--colour: #FCA2A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#035D57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B0A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8C1A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF99A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10Pink · ΔE 14.8Light coral · ΔE 15.6Dark salmon · ΔE 18.8Rosy brown · ΔE 21.3Pale violetred · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2FCF6
Analogous#FCA2D5, #FCC9A2
Triadic#A8FCA2, #A2A8FC
Split complementary#A2FCC9, #A2D5FC
Tetradic#D5FCA2, #A2FCF6, #C9A2FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FED3D6
Darker −10%#FA717A
Darker −20%#F93F4C
Darker −30%#F70E1D
Darker −40%#CB0714
More saturated +25%#FF9FA5
Less saturated −25%#F0AEB2

Channel breakdown

R252
G162
B168
Red252 (98.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue356°
Saturation (HSL)93.75%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G A2 · B A8

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