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#fc9cc5 color: Himalayan Balsam

#fc9cc5 is rgb(252, 156, 197) in RGB and oklch(80.177% 0.12389 353.109) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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334°
100%

80.2%
0.124
353°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Plum
  • pink-300
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #fc9cc5

#fc9cc5 is a bright light pink color. In OKLCH it has 80.2% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 353°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.96:1 contrast and black text 10.7:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Himalayan Balsam (#ff99cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-300.

More light pink colors

Lighter: #fc9cc5 mixed with white

  1. fc9cc5
  2. fda6cb
  3. feb0d0
  4. ffbad6
  5. ffc4dc
  6. ffcee2
  7. ffd8e8
  8. ffe2ed
  9. ffebf3
  10. fff5f9

Darker: #fc9cc5 mixed with black

  1. fc9cc5
  2. db87ab
  3. bb7392
  4. 9c5f79
  5. 7e4c61
  6. 62394b
  7. 472835
  8. 2d1821
  9. 16090e
  10. 030102

Calmer: #fc9cc5 with less saturation

  1. fc9cc5
  2. f7a0c4
  3. f1a4c4
  4. eba7c3
  5. e5abc2
  6. dfaec2
  7. d9b2c1
  8. d3b5c0
  9. ccb8bf
  10. c5bbbf

Questions about #fc9cc5

What color is #fc9cc5?

#fc9cc5 is bright light pink. The closest named color is Himalayan Balsam. In RGB it is rgb(252, 156, 197), in HSL hsl(334.38, 94.12%, 80%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.177% 0.12389 353.109).

What colors go well with #fc9cc5?

The complementary color of #fc9cc5 is #57d8b7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e5a3ec and #ff9d98. The triadic partners are #bfc764 and #61cbff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fc9cc5?

Black text reads better on #fc9cc5: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and black gives 10.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fc9cc5 a warm or cool color?

#fc9cc5 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 353 degrees, its lightness 80.2% and its chroma 0.124.