What color is #FC8BA4?

#FC8BA4 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Flamingo Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FC8BA4?

The RGB value is 252, 139, 164: 252 red, 139 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FC8BA4?

The complementary color is #8BFCE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FC8BA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FC8BA4 color

#FC8BA4 rgb(252, 139, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FC8BA4 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 54.5% green and 64.3% blue (252, 139, 164).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 95% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 35% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Flamingo Pink (#FC8EAC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#FC8BA4 color codes

HEX	`#FC8BA4`
RGB	`rgb(252, 139, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 54.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 95%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 45%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 35%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.76, 45.38, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.76, 45.79, 7.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.081, 41.846, 40.238)`
Decimal	`16550820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FC8BA4, 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 #FC8BA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FC8BA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	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 #FC8BA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fc8ba4; }
.text { color: #fc8ba4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc8ba4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 139 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fc8ba4, #fcaa8b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FC8BA4?: #FC8BA4 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Flamingo Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FC8BA4?: The RGB value is 252, 139, 164: 252 red, 139 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FC8BA4?: The complementary color is #8BFCE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FC8BA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.