#FC9999#FC9999

#FC9999 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.119 H 20.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#FC9999
RGB	rgb(252, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(0, 94%, 79%)
HSV	hsv(0, 39%, 99%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.3%, 39.3%, 1.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.40, 36.99, 15.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.40, 40.27, 23.27°)
OKLab	oklab(78.49% 0.1118 0.0409)
OKLCH	oklch(78.49% 0.119 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(57.2886, 45.7826, 35.9505)
Luminance	0.4578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#FC9999 #99FCFC

analogous

#FC99CB #FC9999 #FCCB99

triadic

#FC9999 #99FC99 #9999FC

tetradic

#FC9999 #CBFC99 #99FCFC #CB99FC

square

#FC9999 #CBFC99 #99FCFC #CB99FC

split-complementary

#FC9999 #99FCCB #99CBFC

monochromatic

#F92222 #FA5E5E #FC9999 #FED4D4 #FEE1E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.07

#FC9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.16

#FC9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #FC9999

10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##FC9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##FC9999	1.00	2.07	10.16	10.16
#FFFFFF	2.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ADA898

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C5BC97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#FF8D9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #fc9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.119 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ffb8b7',
    500: '#fc9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #fc9999;
$custom-light: #ffb8b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#fc9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 252,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 94.286,
    "l": 79.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78486,
    "c": 0.11908,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.45778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#FC9999

secondary

#D5F6F6

accent

#E5E600

background

#FFFBFB

surface

#FFF6F6

border

#D7D0D0

text

#181111

muted

#868080

Preview Lab

Preview with #FC9999

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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