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#FC55A6 Color

#FC55A6 is rgb(252, 85, 166) in RGB, hsl(331, 97%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 34%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Strawberry (#FF43A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC55A6
HEX#FC55A6
RGBrgb(252, 85, 166)
HSLhsl(331, 97%, 66%)
HSVhsv(331, 66%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 34%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.215 354.3)
LABlab(62.07% 68.91 -7.30)
LCHlch(62.07% 69.30 353.96)

What #FC55A6 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 #FC55A6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Strawberry#FF43A4ΔE 6.86Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 7.2Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 8.09French Fuchsia#FD3F92ΔE 9.88Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 11.06Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 11.7

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

#FC55A6 Channel Values

How #FC55A6 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 85 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 97% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 66% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 34% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3:1 vs white · 6.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FC55A6 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 text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FC55A6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FC55A6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC55A6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FC55A6
Complementary
#54FCAB
Analogous
#FC54FA
Analogous
#FC5754
Triadic
#A5FC54
Triadic
#54A5FC
Split comp.
#54FC57
Split comp.
#54FAFC

Tints & Shades of #FC55A6

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

#FD6DB3
#FD81BD
#FD9BCA
#FEAFD5
#FEC8E2
#FEDCED

Shades

#FC278E
#F10476
#C40360
#9C024C
#6F0236
#410120

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FC55A6.

How #FC55A6 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#FC55A6
Protanopia#8787A5
Protanomaly#C176A6
Deuteranopia#A6A6A1
Deuteranomaly#CE8DA3
Tritanopia#F86464
Tritanomaly#F95E84
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC55A6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fc55a6: #FC55A6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC55A6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc55a6': '#FC55A6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.333, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_fc55a6">#FC55A6</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC55A6"

More Pink Colors

#FC55A6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FC55A6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC55A6?

#FC55A6 is a light pink — rgb(252, 85, 166) in RGB and hsl(331, 97%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Strawberry (#FF43A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.86.

What is the RGB value of #FC55A6?

#FC55A6 is rgb(252, 85, 166) — red 252, green 85, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC55A6?

#FC55A6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 34%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC55A6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC55A6 scores 3:1 against white and 6.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FC55A6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC55A6 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 7.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.