Information about #FC5999 color

#FC5999 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FC5999 falls into the Rose Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(252, 89, 153) — 98.8% red, 34.9% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 64 / 39 / 1. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FC5999 reads as a maximally vivid romantic rose and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Violet Red (#F75394). Nearby in the Register you will also find Brilliant Rose (#FF55A3) and Strawberry (#FC5A8D).

The recipe behind #FC5999 is rgb(252, 89, 153), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #FC5999 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FC5999 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FC5999 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FC5999

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FC5999
  • RGB252, 89, 153
  • CMYK0, 64, 39, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 89, 153)
  • HSL336°, 96%, 67%
  • HSL Precise336.442°, 96.45%, 66.863%
  • HSV336°, 65%, 99%
  • HSB336°, 65%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.349, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.349, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.349, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFC5999
  • DECIMAL ID16538009
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01