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#fc89cf

a light, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Hot Pink

RGB
252, 137, 207
HSL
324°, 95%, 76%
CMYK
0, 46, 18, 1
Luminance
0.4309

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fc89cf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fc89cf
Hue
324°
magenta / pink
Saturation
95%
electric
Lightness
76%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
73%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4309
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
37/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
9.62:1
Closest name
Hot Pink
ΔE2000 6.7
Where it sits
Hue324° of 360°
Saturation95%
Lightness76%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool37% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#fc89cf
RGBrgb(252, 137, 207)
HSLhsl(324, 95%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 18%, 1%)
LABlab(71.6 52.1 -16.6)
LCHlch(71.6 54.7 342.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.776 0.161 344.1)
Decimal16550351
Display P3color(display-p3 0.988 0.537 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fc89cf;
background-color: #fc89cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fc89cf] bg-[#fc89cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fc89cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.988, green: 0.537, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fc89cf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFC89CF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 137, 252)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #fc89cf · 9.62:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.18:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 9.62:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fc89cf as text scores 2.18:1 on white and 9.62:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fc89cf on white: 2.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fc89cf on black: 9.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #91A4D1
deuteranopia · #AFB6CC
tritanopia · #FF89A3

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fc89cf is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF1F9
#FBE4F2
#FAC2E4
#fc89cf
#FB5BBC
#F924A6
#EF0694
#C7057B
#9F0462
#730849
#48052D
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FDF1F9Darkest = 950 · #48052D
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1F9;
  --brand-100: #FBE4F2;
  --brand-200: #FAC2E4;
  --brand-300: #fc89cf;
  --brand-400: #FB5BBC;
  --brand-500: #F924A6;
  --brand-600: #EF0694;
  --brand-700: #C7057B;
  --brand-800: #9F0462;
  --brand-900: #730849;
  --brand-950: #48052D;
  --brand: #fc89cf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fc89cf

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F8
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0DB
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B7B
Captions on the surface
Accent#02CA1E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7C034D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE6F5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141E
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #fc89cf

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#89FCB6
Analogous left#F089FC
Analogous right#FC8996
Split-complement 1#96FC89
Split-complement 2#89FCF0
Triadic 1#CFFC89
Triadic 2#89CFFC
Tetradic#FCF089

RGB percentages

Red98.8%
Green53.7%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta45.6%
Yellow17.9%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#fc89cf text on a black background

contrast 9.62:1

Card sample

#fc89cf text on a white background

contrast 2.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fc89cf;
Background color
Panel with #fc89cf background
background-color: #fc89cf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fc89cf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(252, 137, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(252, 137, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fc89cf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc89cf, #FC9089);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fc89cf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#fc89cf in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#fc89cf, answered

What color is #fc89cf?

#fc89cf is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Hot Pink (ΔE2000 6.7). It sits at 324° on the hue wheel with 95% saturation and 76% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fc89cf?

rgb(252, 137, 207) — 252 red, 137 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 98.8% / 53.7% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #fc89cf a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4309 and perceived brightness is 73%, so black text on it reaches 9.62:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fc89cf?

Black. It scores 9.62:1 against #fc89cf, versus 2.18:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fc89cf?

#89FCB6 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #96FC89 and #89FCF0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fc89cf?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0DB for borders, #9B4B7B for secondary text, #02CA1E as an accent and #7C034D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F089FC and #FC8996 stays calm, while #89FCB6 is the loudest partner.

What is #fc89cf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 46%, 18%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #fc89cf warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 37 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FC89A5; nudged cooler, #FD88FA.

Work with #fc89cf in the Color Lab