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#FC78F6 Color

#FC78F6 is rgb(252, 120, 246) in RGB, hsl(303, 96%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 2%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC78F6
HEX#FC78F6
RGBrgb(252, 120, 246)
HSLhsl(303, 96%, 73%)
HSVhsv(303, 52%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 2%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.217 329.2)
LABlab(69.97% 62.99 -40.19)
LCHlch(69.97% 74.72 327.46)

What #FC78F6 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 #FC78F6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 5.17Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 8.32Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.48Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 10.36Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 13.38Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.77

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

#FC78F6 Channel Values

How #FC78F6 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 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 96% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 52% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 2% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FC78F6 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FC78F6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FC78F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC78F6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FC78F6
Complementary
#78FC7F
Analogous
#C178FC
Analogous
#FC78B4
Triadic
#F6FC78
Triadic
#78F6FC
Split comp.
#B4FC78
Split comp.
#78FCC1

Tints & Shades of #FC78F6

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

#FD8CF7
#FD9BF8
#FDAFF9
#FEBEFA
#FED2FC
#FEE1FD

Shades

#FB46F2
#FA14EF
#D704CC
#AA03A2
#780272
#460143

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FC78F6.

How #FC78F6 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#FC78F6
Protanopia#9A9AF6
Protanomaly#C98DF6
Deuteranopia#B2B2F3
Deuteranomaly#D49EF4
Tritanopia#F19090
Tritanomaly#F687C2
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC78F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fc78f6: #FC78F6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC78F6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc78f6': '#FC78F6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.471, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_fc78f6">#FC78F6</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC78F6"

More Pink Colors

#FC78F6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FC78F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC78F6?

#FC78F6 is a light pink — rgb(252, 120, 246) in RGB and hsl(303, 96%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.17.

What is the RGB value of #FC78F6?

#FC78F6 is rgb(252, 120, 246) — red 252, green 120, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC78F6?

#FC78F6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 2%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC78F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC78F6 scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FC78F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC78F6 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 10.36, which is visibly different.

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