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#FCAAA1 Color

#FCAAA1 is rgb(252, 170, 161) in RGB, hsl(6, 94%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 36%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCAAA1
HEX#FCAAA1
RGBrgb(252, 170, 161)
HSLhsl(6, 94%, 81%)
HSVhsv(6, 36%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 36%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.098 26.3)
LABlab(77.66% 30.22 17.62)
LCHlch(77.66% 34.98 30.24)

What #FCAAA1 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 #FCAAA1, 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.

#FCAAA1 Channel Values

How #FCAAA1 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 170 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 94% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 36% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 36% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCAAA1 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCAAA1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCAAA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCAAA1; 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 #FCAAA1

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 #FCAAA1.

How #FCAAA1 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#FCAAA1
Protanopia#BBBBA0
Protanomaly#D8B5A1
Deuteranopia#CACA9E
Deuteranomaly#E0BE9F
Tritanopia#FDA9A9
Tritanomaly#FCA9A6
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCAAA1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcaaa1: #FCAAA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCAAA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcaaa1': '#FCAAA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.667, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_fcaaa1">#FCAAA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCAAA1"

More Red Colors

#FCAAA1 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCAAA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCAAA1?

#FCAAA1 is a lightest red — rgb(252, 170, 161) in RGB and hsl(6, 94%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.31.

What is the RGB value of #FCAAA1?

#FCAAA1 is rgb(252, 170, 161) — red 252, green 170, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCAAA1?

#FCAAA1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 36%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCAAA1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCAAA1 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCAAA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCAAA1 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 12.74, which is visibly different.

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