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#fc9fa0 color: Young Crab

#fc9fa0 is rgb(252, 159, 160) in RGB and oklch(79.641% 0.1112 19.141) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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359°
100%

79.6%
0.111
19°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-300
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.98:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.61:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #fc9fa0

#fc9fa0 is a bright light pink color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 19°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.98:1 contrast and black text 10.61:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Young Crab (#f6a09d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-300.

More light pink colors

Lighter: #fc9fa0 mixed with white

  1. fc9fa0
  2. fda9a9
  3. feb3b3
  4. ffbcbc
  5. ffc6c5
  6. ffcfcf
  7. ffd9d8
  8. ffe3e2
  9. ffecec
  10. fff6f5

Darker: #fc9fa0 mixed with black

  1. fc9fa0
  2. db8a8b
  3. bb7576
  4. 9c6161
  5. 7e4d4e
  6. 623b3b
  7. 472929
  8. 2d1819
  9. 160909
  10. 030101

Calmer: #fc9fa0 with less saturation

  1. fc9fa0
  2. f6a2a3
  3. f1a6a6
  4. eba9a9
  5. e5acac
  6. deafae
  7. d8b2b1
  8. d1b5b4
  9. cbb7b7
  10. c4baba

Questions about #fc9fa0

What color is #fc9fa0?

#fc9fa0 is bright light pink. The closest named color is Young Crab. In RGB it is rgb(252, 159, 160), in HSL hsl(359.35, 93.94%, 80.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.641% 0.1112 19.141).

What colors go well with #fc9fa0?

The complementary color of #fc9fa0 is #52d2d8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f29fc8 and #f7a77b. The triadic partners are #97ce88 and #91beff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fc9fa0?

Black text reads better on #fc9fa0: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and black gives 10.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fc9fa0 a warm or cool color?

#fc9fa0 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 19 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.111.