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#FC40BD Color

#FC40BD is rgb(252, 64, 189) in RGB, hsl(320, 97%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 25%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Frostbite (#E936A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC40BD
HEX#FC40BD
RGBrgb(252, 64, 189)
HSLhsl(320, 97%, 62%)
HSVhsv(320, 75%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 25%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.249 345)
LABlab(60.27% 77.47 -23.22)
LCHlch(60.27% 80.88 343.32)

What #FC40BD 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 #FC40BD, 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.

#FC40BD Channel Values

How #FC40BD 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 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 320° · S 97% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 320° · S 75% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 25% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.18:1 vs white · 6.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FC40BD 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 text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FC40BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FC40BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC40BD; 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 #FC40BD

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 #FC40BD.

How #FC40BD 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#FC40BD
Protanopia#7E7EBC
Protanomaly#BE6BBD
Deuteranopia#A1A1B9
Deuteranomaly#CC85BA
Tritanopia#F55D5D
Tritanomaly#F8538E
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC40BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fc40bd: #FC40BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC40BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc40bd': '#FC40BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.251, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_fc40bd">#FC40BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC40BD"

More Pink Colors

#FC40BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FC40BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC40BD?

#FC40BD is a light pink — rgb(252, 64, 189) in RGB and hsl(320, 97%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Frostbite (#E936A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.92.

What is the RGB value of #FC40BD?

#FC40BD is rgb(252, 64, 189) — red 252, green 64, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC40BD?

#FC40BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 25%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC40BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC40BD scores 3.18:1 against white and 6.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FC40BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC40BD 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 19.34, which is visibly different.

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