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#FC538E

#fc538e ≈ French Rose

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fc538e is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 32.55% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.06% magenta, 43.65% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 339.05°, with 96.57% saturation and 65.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Rose (#f64a8a), ΔE 2.11.

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Relative luminance0.2883

Complementary

  1. #fc538e
  2. #53fcc1

Split complementary

  1. #fc538e
  2. #53fc6d
  3. #53e3fc

Analogous

  1. #fc53e3
  2. #fc538e
  3. #fc6d53

Triadic

  1. #fc538e
  2. #8efc53
  3. #538efc

Tetradic

  1. #fc538e
  2. #fcc153
  3. #53fcc1
  4. #538efc

Square

  1. #fc538e
  2. #e3fc53
  3. #53fcc1
  4. #6d53fc

Monochromatic

  1. #b30340
  2. #fb085d
  3. #fc538e
  4. #fd9ebf
  5. #ffe9f1

Shades

#fc538e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc538e
  2. #e34b80
  3. #ca4272
  4. #b03a63
  5. #973255
  6. #7e2a47
  7. #652139
  8. #4c192b
  9. #32111c
  10. #19080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc538e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc538e
  2. #fc6499
  3. #fd75a5
  4. #fd87b0
  5. #fd98bb
  6. #fea9c7
  7. #febad2
  8. #fecbdd
  9. #fedde8
  10. #ffeef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc538e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc538e
  2. #f0588d
  3. #e35c8b
  4. #d7618a
  5. #ca6588
  6. #be6a87
  7. #b26e86
  8. #a57384
  9. #997783
  10. #8c7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c67e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #777d8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49e8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff3b6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb6f8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cd878c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff467a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc538e {
  color: #fc538e;
}
Background
.bg-fc538e {
  background-color: #fc538e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc538e {
  border: 2px solid #fc538e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc538e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 83 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 97% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc538e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc538e, #fc6d53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc538e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 83 142 / 0.35);
}

#f64a8a French Rose ΔE 2.11 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 4.42 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 5.03 #ff43a4 Wild Strawberry ΔE 5.92 #ff007f Rose ΔE 6.41 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 6.53 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 6.78 #03ac71 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

French Rose
#fc538e  rgb(252, 83, 142)  hsl(339, 97%, 66%)  French Rose
#53fcc1  rgb(83, 252, 193)  hsl(159, 97%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#8efc53  rgb(142, 252, 83)  hsl(99, 97%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#538efc  rgb(83, 142, 252)  hsl(219, 97%, 66%)  United Nations Blue