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#FC846F

#fc846f ≈ Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fc846f is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 51.76% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.62% magenta, 55.95% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 8.94°, with 95.92% saturation and 71.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.3835

Complementary

  1. #fc846f
  2. #6fe7fc

Split complementary

  1. #fc846f
  2. #6ffccb
  3. #6fa1fc

Analogous

  1. #fc6fa1
  2. #fc846f
  3. #fccb6f

Triadic

  1. #fc846f
  2. #6ffc84
  3. #846ffc

Tetradic

  1. #fc846f
  2. #e7fc6f
  3. #6fe7fc
  4. #846ffc

Square

  1. #fc846f
  2. #a1fc6f
  3. #6fe7fc
  4. #cb6ffc

Monochromatic

  1. #ce2204
  2. #fa4424
  3. #fc846f
  4. #fec4ba
  5. #ffeeeb

Shades

#fc846f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc846f
  2. #e37764
  3. #ca6a59
  4. #b05c4e
  5. #974f43
  6. #7e4238
  7. #65352c
  8. #4c2821
  9. #321a16
  10. #190d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc846f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc846f
  2. #fc907d
  3. #fd9d8c
  4. #fda99a
  5. #fdb5a9
  6. #fec2b7
  7. #fecec5
  8. #fedad4
  9. #fee6e2
  10. #fff3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc846f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc846f
  2. #f08471
  3. #e38372
  4. #d78374
  5. #ca8276
  6. #be8278
  7. #b28279
  8. #a5817b
  9. #99817d
  10. #8c807e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ce9a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1976d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb06d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff707f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cc906e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #daa06e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7879 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc846f {
  color: #fc846f;
}
Background
.bg-fc846f {
  background-color: #fc846f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc846f {
  border: 2px solid #fc846f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc846f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 132 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 96% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc846f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc846f, #fccb6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc846f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 132 111 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 2.22 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 4.41 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 5.99 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.35 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.51 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.62 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.78 #037b90 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Salmon
#fc846f  rgb(252, 132, 111)  hsl(9, 96%, 71%)  Salmon
#6fe7fc  rgb(111, 231, 252)  hsl(189, 96%, 71%)  Electric Blue
#6ffc84  rgb(111, 252, 132)  hsl(129, 96%, 71%)  Spring Green
#846ffc  rgb(132, 111, 252)  hsl(249, 96%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue