What color is #FCA3C4?

#FCA3C4 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Carnation Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCA3C4?

The RGB value is 252, 163, 196: 252 red, 163 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCA3C4?

The complementary color is #A3FCDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCA3C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCA3C4 color

#FCA3C4 rgb(252, 163, 196)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FCA3C4 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 63.9% green and 76.9% blue (252, 163, 196).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 94% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 22% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Carnation Pink (#FFA6C9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#FCA3C4 color codes

HEX	`#FCA3C4`
RGB	`rgb(252, 163, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 63.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 94%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 35%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 22%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.61, 37.26, -3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.61, 37.39, 355.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.207, 50.879, 58.705)`
Decimal	`16556996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCA3C4, 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 #FCA3C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCA3C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #FCA3C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fca3c4; }
.text { color: #fca3c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fca3c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 163 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fca3c4, #fcafa3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FCA3C4?: #FCA3C4 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Carnation Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCA3C4?: The RGB value is 252, 163, 196: 252 red, 163 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCA3C4?: The complementary color is #A3FCDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCA3C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.