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#FC405F Color

#FC405F is rgb(252, 64, 95) in RGB, hsl(350, 97%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 62%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Fuchsia (#FE4164), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC405F
HEX#FC405F
RGBrgb(252, 64, 95)
HSLhsl(350, 97%, 62%)
HSVhsv(350, 75%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 62%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.222 17)
LABlab(58.06% 71.61 28.64)
LCHlch(58.06% 77.13 21.80)

What #FC405F 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 #FC405F, 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 red in the library.

#FC405F Channel Values

How #FC405F 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 64 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 350° · S 97% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 350° · S 75% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 62% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.48:1 vs white · 6.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FC405F 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 text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FC405F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC405F; 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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Tints & Shades of #FC405F

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 #FC405F.

How #FC405F 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#FC405F
Protanopia#7E7E5D
Protanomaly#BE6B5E
Deuteranopia#A1A154
Deuteranomaly#CC8559
Tritanopia#FB4545
Tritanomaly#FB4351
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC405F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fc405f: #FC405F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC405F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc405f': '#FC405F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.251, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_fc405f">#FC405F</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC405F"

More Red Colors

#FC405F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FC405F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC405F?

#FC405F is a light red — rgb(252, 64, 95) in RGB and hsl(350, 97%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Fuchsia (#FE4164), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.26.

What is the RGB value of #FC405F?

#FC405F is rgb(252, 64, 95) — red 252, green 64, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC405F?

#FC405F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 62%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC405F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC405F scores 3.48:1 against white and 6.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FC405F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC405F 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 12.28, which is visibly different.

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