Information about #FC8585 color

#FC8585 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FC8585 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(252, 133, 133) — 98.8% red, 52.2% green, 52.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 47 / 47 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FC8585 is a intensely saturated warm red that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tulip (#FF878D). Slightly further away sit Ibis Wing (#F58F84) and Congo Pink (#F88379).

The recipe behind #FC8585 is rgb(252, 133, 133), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FC8585: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #FC8585 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FC8585 color variations

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

#FC8585 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 #FC8585

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

Tulip color link
Tulip

#FF878D

Ibis Wing color link
Ibis Wing

#F58F84

Congo Pink color link
Congo Pink

#F88379

Light Coral color link
Light Coral

#F08080

Carnation color link
Carnation

#FD798F

Glamour Puss color link
Glamour Puss

#F8748B

One Kin Dye color link
One Kin Dye

#F08F90

Mona Lisa color link
Mona Lisa

#FF9889

Salmon color link
Salmon

#FA8072

Sweet Pink color link
Sweet Pink

#EE918D

Peachy Pink color link
Peachy Pink

#FF9A8A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FC8585
  • RGB252, 133, 133
  • CMYK0, 47, 47, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 133, 133)
  • HSL0°, 95%, 75%
  • HSL Precise0°, 95.2%, 75.49%
  • HSV0°, 47%, 99%
  • HSB0°, 47%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.522, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.522, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.522, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFC8585
  • DECIMAL ID16549253
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01