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#FC856A

#fc856a ≈ Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fc856a 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 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.22% magenta, 57.94% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 11.1°, with 96.05% saturation and 70.2% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.3851

Complementary

  1. #fc856a
  2. #6ae1fc

Split complementary

  1. #fc856a
  2. #6afcce
  3. #6a98fc

Analogous

  1. #fc6a98
  2. #fc856a
  3. #fcce6a

Triadic

  1. #fc856a
  2. #6afc85
  3. #856afc

Tetradic

  1. #fc856a
  2. #e1fc6a
  3. #6ae1fc
  4. #856afc

Square

  1. #fc856a
  2. #98fc6a
  3. #6ae1fc
  4. #ce6afc

Monochromatic

  1. #c92804
  2. #fa481f
  3. #fc856a
  4. #fec2b5
  5. #ffefeb

Shades

#fc856a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc856a
  2. #e3785f
  3. #ca6a55
  4. #b05d4a
  5. #975040
  6. #7e4335
  7. #65352a
  8. #4c2820
  9. #321b15
  10. #190d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc856a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc856a
  2. #fc9179
  3. #fd9d88
  4. #fdaa97
  5. #fdb6a6
  6. #fec2b5
  7. #fecec3
  8. #fedad2
  9. #fee7e1
  10. #fff3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc856a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc856a
  2. #f0856c
  3. #e3846e
  4. #d78471
  5. #ca8373
  6. #be8375
  7. #b28277
  8. #a58279
  9. #99817c
  10. #8c817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ce9a92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39767 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b168 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff707f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cd9068 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dba169 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc856a {
  color: #fc856a;
}
Background
.bg-fc856a {
  background-color: #fc856a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc856a {
  border: 2px solid #fc856a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc856a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 133 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 96% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc856a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc856a, #fcce6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc856a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 133 106 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 3.96 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 5.11 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 5.43 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.87 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.93 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.39 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.41 #037a95 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Salmon
#fc856a  rgb(252, 133, 106)  hsl(11, 96%, 70%)  Salmon
#6ae1fc  rgb(106, 225, 252)  hsl(191, 96%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#6afc85  rgb(106, 252, 133)  hsl(131, 96%, 70%)  Spring Green
#856afc  rgb(133, 106, 252)  hsl(251, 96%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue