Close to Dark Salmon
#FCA896
#FCA896 is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 65.9% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 11°, 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 #FCA896.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.88:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.18:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.88:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.18:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FCA896 as they’d see it.
#FCA896 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FCA896
What color is #FCA896?
#FCA896 is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 65.9% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 11°, with 94% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FCA896 in RGB?
#FCA896 is rgb(252, 168, 150): 252 red, 168 green, and 150 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FCA896 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 33, 40, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FCA896?
PANTONE 496 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FCA896?
Its complement #47CDE6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.