#fc979a Color Information

#fc979a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #fc979a. In RGB, it consists of 98.8% Red, 59.2% Green, and 60.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 40.1% Magenta, 38.9% Yellow, and 1.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 358.2°, with saturation of 94.4% and lightness of 79%. The decimal value for #fc979a is 16553882, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff9999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #fc979a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#fc979a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color252, 151, 154 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color98.8%, 59.2%, 60.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.012, 0.408, 0.396 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.401, 0.389, 0.012 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color358.2°, 94.4%, 79.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color358.2°, 40.1%, 98.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color57.044, 45.162, 36.282 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color252, 151, 154 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16553882 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color72.998, 38.142, 14.788 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)72.998, 40.909, 21.192 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color72.998, 69.019, 12.940 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color67.203, 33.914, 15.031 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.412, 0.326, 45.162 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294743962 / 0xfffc979a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff9999 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #fc979a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #fc979a, its pure hue is 358.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.4%, and its lightness is 79.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #fc979a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #201313 to #dd8487.

Tints of #fc979a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #fc979a, its pure hue is 358.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.4%, and its lightness is 79.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #fc979a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #fca4a7 to #fff2f2.

Tones of #fc979a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #fc979a, its pure hue is 358.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #fc979a, which range from #cacaca (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff9497 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #fc979a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #fc979a! For #fc979a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #fc979a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #fc979a

This color, #fc979a, consists of 98.8% Red, 59.2% Green, and 60.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 252, Green = 151, Blue = 154. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #fc979a is 0% Cyan, 40.1% Magenta, 38.9% Yellow, and 1.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R98.8%
C0.0%
G59.2%
M40.1%
B60.4%
Y38.9%
K1.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 252 151 154
Octal 374 227 232
Hexa #fc #97 #9a
Binary 11111100 10010111 10011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 40 38 1
Octal 0 50 46 1
Hexa #00 #28 #26 #01
Binary 00000000 00101000 00100110 00000001

Analogous Colors of #fc979a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #fc979a — which has hue 358.2° — its analogous colors are located at 28.2° and 358.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fc979a.

Triadic Colors of #fc979a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #fc979a — which has hue 358.2° — its triadic colors are located at 118.2° and 358.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fc979a.

Complementary Color of #fc979a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #fc979a — which has hue 358.2° — its complementary color is located at 178.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fc979a.

Split Complementary Colors of #fc979a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #fc979a — which has hue 358.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 148.2° and 358.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fc979a.

Tetradic Colors of #fc979a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #fc979a — which has hue 358.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 268.2°, 358.2°, 88.2°, and 178.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fc979a.

Monochromatic Colors of #fc979a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #fc979a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #f8656a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fecacc (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #fc979a

We want to make getting started with #fc979a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #fc979a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #fc979a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #fc979a with other HTML elements.

#fc979a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #fc979a.
<span style="color: #fc979a;">The color of this text is #fc979a.</span>

#fc979a Background Color

The background color for this text is #fc979a.
<div style="background-color: #fc979a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #fc979a.</div>

#fc979a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #fc979a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #fc979a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #fc979a.</span>

#fc979a Border Color

This is a div with border color #fc979a.
<div style="border: #fc979a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #fc979a.</div>

#fc979a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #fc979a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #fc979a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #fc979a on a white background.</div></div>

#fc979a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #fc979a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #fc979a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #fc979a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #fc979a to White

This is a gradient from #fc979a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#fc979a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#fc979a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#fc979a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#fc979a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #fc979a to white.</div>

Gradient from #fc979a to Black

This is a gradient from #fc979a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#fc979a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#fc979a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#fc979a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#fc979a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #fc979a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #fc979a

In addition to using #fc979a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #fc979a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #fc979a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 252, Green = 151, Blue = 154). If you need details about the color coordinates of #fc979a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #fc979a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(252, 151, 154)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #fc979a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #fc979a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #fc979a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(252, 151, 154);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#fc979a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:252, green:151, blue:154, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:252 green:151 blue:154 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(252f, 151f, 154f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(252, 151, 154);
 

#fc979a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #fc979a the same way. For those with color blindness, #fc979a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #fc979a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #fc979a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #fc979a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #fc979a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #fc979a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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