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Recognised as Colour

#FCB2A3

  • #FCB2A3
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#FCB2A3 is a red with RGB values 252, 178, 163 and HSL 10°, 94%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FCB2A3#FCB2A3
HEX#FCB2A3
RGBrgb(252, 178, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.698, 0.6392
RGB percentages98.8%, 69.8%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(10.1, 93.7%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.1, 35.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 29.4%, 35.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,560,803
CSS custom property--colour: #FCB2A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#034D5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2BBA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4CAA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA8AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 13.5Light pink · ΔE 13.9Pink · ΔE 15.8Light salmon · ΔE 17.9Peach puff · ΔE 20Rosy brown · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3EDFC
Analogous#FCA3C0, #FCDFA3
Triadic#A3FCB2, #B2A3FC
Split complementary#A3FCDE, #A3C1FC
Tetradic#C1FCA3, #A3EDFC, #DFA3FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEDBD4
Darker −10%#FA8972
Darker −20%#F95F40
Darker −30%#F7360F
Darker −40%#CC2807
More saturated +25%#FFB0A0
Less saturated −25%#F0BAAF

Channel breakdown

R252
G178
B163
Red252 (98.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue10.11°
Saturation (HSL)93.68%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G B2 · B A3

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