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#FC7887 Color

#FC7887 is rgb(252, 120, 135) in RGB, hsl(353, 96%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 46%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultra Red (#FC6C85), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC7887
HEX#FC7887
RGBrgb(252, 120, 135)
HSLhsl(353, 96%, 73%)
HSVhsv(353, 52%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 46%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.161 14.9)
LABlab(66.97% 52.32 17.36)
LCHlch(66.97% 55.13 18.36)

What #FC7887 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 #FC7887, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ultra Red#FC6C85ΔE 5.86Tulip#FF878DΔE 6.55Light Carmine Pink#E66771ΔE 7.45Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 7.98Light Coral#F08080ΔE 9.07Brink Pink#FB607FΔE 10.47

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

#FC7887 Channel Values

How #FC7887 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 120 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 353° · S 96% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 353° · S 52% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 46% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FC7887 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 text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FC7887 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FC7887

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC7887; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FC7887
Complementary
#78FCED
Analogous
#FC78CA
Analogous
#FCAB78
Triadic
#87FC78
Triadic
#7887FC
Split comp.
#78FCAB
Split comp.
#78CAFC

Tints & Shades of #FC7887

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

#FD8C99
#FD9BA6
#FDAFB8
#FEBEC5
#FED2D7
#FEE1E4

Shades

#FB465B
#FA142F
#D7041D
#AA0317
#780210
#460109

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FC7887.

How #FC7887 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#FC7887
Protanopia#9A9A86
Protanomaly#C98D86
Deuteranopia#B2B281
Deuteranomaly#D49E84
Tritanopia#FB7A7A
Tritanomaly#FC797F
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC7887 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fc7887: #FC7887;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC7887;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc7887': '#FC7887' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.471, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_fc7887">#FC7887</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC7887"

More Red Colors

#FC7887 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#FC7887 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC7887?

#FC7887 is a light red — rgb(252, 120, 135) in RGB and hsl(353, 96%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultra Red (#FC6C85), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.86.

What is the RGB value of #FC7887?

#FC7887 is rgb(252, 120, 135) — red 252, green 120, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC7887?

#FC7887 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 46%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC7887 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC7887 scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FC7887 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC7887 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 lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 9.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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