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#FC595C Color

#FC595C is rgb(252, 89, 92) in RGB, hsl(359, 96%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 63%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Red (#FF6961), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC595C
HEX#FC595C
RGBrgb(252, 89, 92)
HSLhsl(359, 96%, 67%)
HSVhsv(359, 65%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 63%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.199 23)
LABlab(61.19% 63.06 34.22)
LCHlch(61.19% 71.74 28.49)

What #FC595C 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 #FC595C, 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.

#FC595C Channel Values

How #FC595C 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 89 · B 928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 359° · S 96% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 359° · S 65% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 63% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.12:1 vs white · 6.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FC595C 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 text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FC595C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC595C; 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 #FC595C

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 #FC595C.

How #FC595C 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#FC595C
Protanopia#89895A
Protanomaly#C2785B
Deuteranopia#A7A751
Deuteranomaly#CF8F56
Tritanopia#FC5959
Tritanomaly#FC595A
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC595C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fc595c: #FC595C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC595C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc595c': '#FC595C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.349, blue: 0.361)
Android XML<color name="color_fc595c">#FC595C</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC595C"

More Red Colors

#FC595C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FC595C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC595C?

#FC595C is a light red — rgb(252, 89, 92) in RGB and hsl(359, 96%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Red (#FF6961), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #FC595C?

#FC595C is rgb(252, 89, 92) — red 252, green 89, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC595C?

#FC595C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 63%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC595C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC595C scores 3.12:1 against white and 6.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FC595C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC595C 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 14.26, which is visibly different.

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