Close to Dark Salmon
#FCA993
#FCA993 is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 66.3% green, and 57.6% blue. Its hue is 13°, with 95% saturation and 78% 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 #FCA993.
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
1.87:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.24:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.87:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.24:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FCA993 as they’d see it.
#FCA993 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 #FCA993
What color is #FCA993?
#FCA993 is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 66.3% green, and 57.6% blue. Its hue is 13°, with 95% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FCA993 in RGB?
#FCA993 is rgb(252, 169, 147): 252 red, 169 green, and 147 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FCA993 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 33, 42, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FCA993?
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 #FCA993?
Its complement #47CDEB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.