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#FC8568

#fc8568 ≈ Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fc8568 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 52.16% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.22% magenta, 58.73% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 11.76°, with 96.1% saturation and 69.8% 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 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.3847

Complementary

  1. #fc8568
  2. #68dffc

Split complementary

  1. #fc8568
  2. #68fccf
  3. #6895fc

Analogous

  1. #fc6895
  2. #fc8568
  3. #fccf68

Triadic

  1. #fc8568
  2. #68fc85
  3. #8568fc

Tetradic

  1. #fc8568
  2. #dffc68
  3. #68dffc
  4. #8568fc

Square

  1. #fc8568
  2. #95fc68
  3. #68dffc
  4. #cf68fc

Monochromatic

  1. #c72a04
  2. #fb481d
  3. #fc8568
  4. #fdc2b3
  5. #ffefeb

Shades

#fc8568 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc8568
  2. #e3785e
  3. #ca6a53
  4. #b05d49
  5. #97503e
  6. #7e4334
  7. #65352a
  8. #4c281f
  9. #321b15
  10. #190d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc8568 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc8568
  2. #fc9177
  3. #fd9d86
  4. #fdaa95
  5. #fdb6a4
  6. #fec2b4
  7. #fecec3
  8. #fedad2
  9. #fee7e1
  10. #fff3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc8568 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc8568
  2. #f0856a
  3. #e3846d
  4. #d7846f
  5. #ca8372
  6. #be8374
  7. #b28276
  8. #a58279
  9. #99817b
  10. #8c817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ce9a92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39765 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b166 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff707e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cd9066 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dba167 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7976 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc8568 {
  color: #fc8568;
}
Background
.bg-fc8568 {
  background-color: #fc8568;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc8568 {
  border: 2px solid #fc8568;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc8568;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 133 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 96% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc8568 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc8568, #fccf68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc8568 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 133 104 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 4.52 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 4.86 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 5.40 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.61 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.85 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.46 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.55 #037a97 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Salmon
#fc8568  rgb(252, 133, 104)  hsl(12, 96%, 70%)  Salmon
#68dffc  rgb(104, 223, 252)  hsl(192, 96%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#68fc85  rgb(104, 252, 133)  hsl(132, 96%, 70%)  Spring Green
#8568fc  rgb(133, 104, 252)  hsl(252, 96%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue