What color is #FC4444?

#FC4444 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Red Coral. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FC4444?

The RGB value is 252, 68, 68: 252 red, 68 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FC4444?

The complementary color is #44FCFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FC4444?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FC4444 color

#FC4444 rgb(252, 68, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #FC4444 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 26.7% green and 26.7% blue (252, 68, 68).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 97% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 73% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Red Coral (#FF4040), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#FC4444 color codes

HEX	`#FC4444`
RGB	`rgb(252, 68, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 26.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 97%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 73%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 73%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.32, 68.57, 42.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.32, 80.63, 31.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.26, 25.254, 8.064)`
Decimal	`16532548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FC4444, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FC4444	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FC4444 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FC4444 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fc4444; }
.text { color: #fc4444; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc4444; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 68 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fc4444, #fca044); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

Questions

What color is #FC4444?: #FC4444 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Red Coral. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FC4444?: The RGB value is 252, 68, 68: 252 red, 68 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FC4444?: The complementary color is #44FCFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FC4444?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.