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Recognised as Colour

#FCD9DD

  • #FCD9DD
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#FCD9DD is a red with RGB values 252, 217, 221 and HSL 353°, 85%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#FCD9DD#FCD9DD
HEX#FCD9DD
RGBrgb(252, 217, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.851, 0.8667
RGB percentages98.8%, 85.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(353.1, 85.4%, 92%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.1, 13.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 13.9%, 12.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,570,845
CSS custom property--colour: #FCD9DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.11:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#032622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDEDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6E4DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD7DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 5.5Lavender blush · ΔE 9.9Pink · ΔE 12.9Linen · ΔE 12.9Sea shell · ΔE 13.1Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 5.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9FCF8
Analogous#FCD9EF, #FCE7D9
Triadic#DDFCD9, #D9DDFC
Split complementary#D9FCE7, #D9EFFC
Tetradic#EFFCD9, #D9FCF8, #E7D9FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#F8AAB3
Darker −20%#F57A88
Darker −30%#F14B5E
Darker −40%#ED1C34
More saturated +25%#FFD6DB
Less saturated −25%#F7DEE1

Channel breakdown

R252
G217
B221
Red252 (98.8%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue353.14°
Saturation (HSL)85.37%
Lightness91.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G D9 · B DD

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