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#FC88AB Color

#FC88AB is rgb(252, 136, 171) in RGB, hsl(342, 95%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 32%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tickle Me Pink (#FC89AC), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC88AB
HEX#FC88AB
RGBrgb(252, 136, 171)
HSLhsl(342, 95%, 76%)
HSVhsv(342, 46%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 32%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.145 1.9)
LABlab(70.72% 47.69 2.42)
LCHlch(70.72% 47.75 2.90)

What #FC88AB 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 #FC88AB, 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.

#FC88AB Channel Values

How #FC88AB 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 136 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 95% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 46% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 32% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FC88AB 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FC88AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC88AB; 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 #FC88AB

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 #FC88AB.

How #FC88AB 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#FC88AB
Protanopia#A4A4AA
Protanomaly#CD99AB
Deuteranopia#B9B9A7
Deuteranomaly#D7A8A9
Tritanopia#FA8D8D
Tritanomaly#FB8B9A
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC88AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fc88ab: #FC88AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC88AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc88ab': '#FC88AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.533, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_fc88ab">#FC88AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC88AB"

More Pink Colors

#FC88AB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FC88AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC88AB?

#FC88AB is a light pink — rgb(252, 136, 171) in RGB and hsl(342, 95%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tickle Me Pink (#FC89AC), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.51.

What is the RGB value of #FC88AB?

#FC88AB is rgb(252, 136, 171) — red 252, green 136, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC88AB?

#FC88AB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 32%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC88AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC88AB scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FC88AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC88AB 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 10.14, which is visibly different.

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