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Recognised as Colour

#FCB4AD

  • #FCB4AD
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light pink

#FCB4AD is a red with RGB values 252, 180, 173 and HSL 5°, 93%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FCB4AD#FCB4AD
HEX#FCB4AD
RGBrgb(252, 180, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.7059, 0.6784
RGB percentages98.8%, 70.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(5.3, 92.9%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.3, 31.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 28.6%, 31.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,561,325
CSS custom property--colour: #FCB4AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.27:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#034B52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3BDACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4CBACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FFACB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 9.5Pink · ΔE 11.4Dark salmon · ΔE 17.2Rosy brown · ΔE 19.6Peach puff · ΔE 20.9Light salmon · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADF5FC
Analogous#FCADCE, #FCDCAD
Triadic#ADFCB4, #B4ADFC
Split complementary#ADFCDC, #ADCEFC
Tetradic#CEFCAD, #ADF5FC, #DCADFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEE1DE
Darker −10%#FA877C
Darker −20%#F85A4B
Darker −30%#F72D19
Darker −40%#D51A08
More saturated +25%#FFB2AA
Less saturated −25%#F1BDB8

Channel breakdown

R252
G180
B173
Red252 (98.8%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue5.32°
Saturation (HSL)92.94%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G B4 · B AD

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