Close to Plum
#FC9EEE
#FC9EEE is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 62% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 309°, with 94% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FC9EEE.
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.
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11.26:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.86:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.26:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FC9EEE as they’d see it.
#FC9EEE 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 #FC9EEE
What color is #FC9EEE?
#FC9EEE is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 62% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 309°, with 94% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FC9EEE in RGB?
#FC9EEE is rgb(252, 158, 238): 252 red, 158 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FC9EEE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 37, 6, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FC9EEE?
PANTONE 237 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FC9EEE?
Its complement #75D285 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.