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Recognised as Colour

#FCAC9E

  • #FCAC9E
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#FCAC9E is a red with RGB values 252, 172, 158 and HSL 9°, 94%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FCAC9E#FCAC9E
HEX#FCAC9E
RGBrgb(252, 172, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6745, 0.6196
RGB percentages98.8%, 67.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(8.9, 94%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.9, 37.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 31.7%, 37.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,559,262
CSS custom property--colour: #FCAC9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.53:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#035361

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEB69Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1C69Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA1A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.6Light pink · ΔE 14.5Light salmon · ΔE 16.2Pink · ΔE 17.2Light coral · ΔE 19Rosy brown · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EEEFC
Analogous#FC9EBF, #FCDB9E
Triadic#9EFCAC, #AC9EFC
Split complementary#9EFCDB, #9EBFFC
Tetradic#BFFC9E, #9EEEFC, #DB9EFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FED6CF
Darker −10%#FA826D
Darker −20%#F9573B
Darker −30%#F72D0A
Darker −40%#C82306
More saturated +25%#FFAA9B
Less saturated −25%#F0B5AB

Channel breakdown

R252
G172
B158
Red252 (98.8%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue8.94°
Saturation (HSL)94%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G AC · B 9E

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