Close to Carnation
#FC96BF
#FC96BF is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Carnation. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 58.8% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 336°, with 94% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FC96BF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.05:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.25:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.05:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.25:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FC96BF as they’d see it.
#FC96BF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FC96BF
What color is #FC96BF?
#FC96BF is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Carnation. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 58.8% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 336°, with 94% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FC96BF in RGB?
#FC96BF is rgb(252, 150, 191): 252 red, 150 green, and 191 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FC96BF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 40, 24, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FC96BF?
PANTONE 223 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FC96BF?
Its complement #58C99F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.