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Recognised as Colour

#FCADA6

  • #FCADA6
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light pink

#FCADA6 is a red with RGB values 252, 173, 166 and HSL 5°, 93%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FCADA6#FCADA6
HEX#FCADA6
RGBrgb(252, 173, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6784, 0.651
RGB percentages98.8%, 67.8%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(4.9, 93.5%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.9, 34.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 31.3%, 34.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,559,526
CSS custom property--colour: #FCADA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#035259

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDB8A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0C7A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA4ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10.7Pink · ΔE 13.8Dark salmon · ΔE 14.8Light coral · ΔE 19.4Light salmon · ΔE 19.8Rosy brown · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6F5FC
Analogous#FCA6CA, #FCD8A6
Triadic#A6FCAD, #ADA6FC
Split complementary#A6FCD8, #A6CAFC
Tetradic#CAFCA6, #A6F5FC, #D8A6FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEDAD7
Darker −10%#FA8075
Darker −20%#F95243
Darker −30%#F72512
Darker −40%#CF1707
More saturated +25%#FFAAA3
Less saturated −25%#F1B7B2

Channel breakdown

R252
G173
B166
Red252 (98.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue4.88°
Saturation (HSL)93.48%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G AD · B A6

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