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#FC22AF Color

#FC22AF is rgb(252, 34, 175) in RGB, hsl(321, 97%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 87%, 31%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fashion Fuchsia (#F400A1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC22AF
HEX#FC22AF
RGBrgb(252, 34, 175)
HSLhsl(321, 97%, 56%)
HSVhsv(321, 87%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 31%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.265 348.2)
LABlab(57.47% 82.86 -19.37)
LCHlch(57.47% 85.10 346.84)

What #FC22AF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FC22AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#FC22AF Channel Values

How #FC22AF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 252 · G 34 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 97% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 87% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 87% · Y 31% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.51:1 vs white · 5.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FC22AF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FC22AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC22AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FC22AF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FC22AF.

How #FC22AF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FC22AF
Protanopia#7575AE
Protanomaly#BB5FAF
Deuteranopia#9C9CAA
Deuteranomaly#CA7DAC
Tritanopia#F64A4A
Tritanomaly#F83D7F
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC22AF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fc22af: #FC22AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC22AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc22af': '#FC22AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.133, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_fc22af">#FC22AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC22AF"

More Pink Colors

#FC22AF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FC22AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC22AF?

#FC22AF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(252, 34, 175) in RGB and hsl(321, 97%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fashion Fuchsia (#F400A1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.59.

What is the RGB value of #FC22AF?

#FC22AF is rgb(252, 34, 175) — red 252, green 34, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC22AF?

#FC22AF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 87%, 31%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC22AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC22AF scores 3.51:1 against white and 5.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FC22AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC22AF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 15.29, which is visibly different.

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