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#FC6996

#fc6996 ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fc6996 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 41.18% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 40.48% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 341.63°, with 96.08% saturation and 70% 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 7.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.33

Complementary

  1. #fc6996
  2. #69fccf

Split complementary

  1. #fc6996
  2. #69fc85
  3. #69e0fc

Analogous

  1. #fc69e0
  2. #fc6996
  3. #fc8569

Triadic

  1. #fc6996
  2. #96fc69
  3. #6996fc

Tetradic

  1. #fc6996
  2. #fccf69
  3. #69fccf
  4. #6996fc

Square

  1. #fc6996
  2. #e0fc69
  3. #69fccf
  4. #8569fc

Monochromatic

  1. #c80440
  2. #fb1e62
  3. #fc6996
  4. #feb4cb
  5. #ffebf1

Shades

#fc6996 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc6996
  2. #e35f87
  3. #ca5478
  4. #b04a69
  5. #973f5a
  6. #7e354b
  7. #652a3c
  8. #4c202d
  9. #32151e
  10. #190b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc6996 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc6996
  2. #fc78a1
  3. #fd87ab
  4. #fd96b6
  5. #fda5c0
  6. #feb4cb
  7. #fec3d5
  8. #fed2e0
  9. #fee1ea
  10. #fff0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc6996 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc6996
  2. #f06b94
  3. #e36e92
  4. #d7708f
  5. #ca728d
  6. #be758b
  7. #b27789
  8. #a57987
  9. #997b84
  10. #8c7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ca8a99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #858a97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba693 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff597a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c07e97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d19294 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff6086 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc6996 {
  color: #fc6996;
}
Background
.bg-fc6996 {
  background-color: #fc6996;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc6996 {
  border: 2px solid #fc6996;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc6996;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 105 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 96% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc6996 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc6996, #fc8569);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc6996 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 105 150 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 5.57 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 5.59 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 5.64 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 6.43 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.76 #ff69b4 Hot Pink ΔE 6.77 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 7.43 #039669 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#fc6996  rgb(252, 105, 150)  hsl(342, 96%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red
#69fccf  rgb(105, 252, 207)  hsl(162, 96%, 70%)  Aquamarine
#96fc69  rgb(150, 252, 105)  hsl(102, 96%, 70%)  Lawn Green
#6996fc  rgb(105, 150, 252)  hsl(222, 96%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue