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#FC00A4 Shocking Pink

#FC00A4 is a medium, vivid pink named Shocking Pink. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 0.0% green and 64.3% blue (rgb(252, 0, 164)). Its HSL value is 321° hue, 100% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 35% yellow and 1% black. #FC00A4 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.68:1.

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Variations of #FC00A4

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FC00A4 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FC00A4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FC00A4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 46% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8F939F
  • Protanopia 38% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4C6BA7
  • Protanomaly 61% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9963A5
  • Deuteranopia 46% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8F939F
  • Deuteranomaly 64% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B779A1
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF0060
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF008A
  • Achromatopsia 45% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #858585
  • Achromatomaly 61% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AD748D

#FC00A4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.70:1 Poor#FC00A4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.68:1 Good#FC00A4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FC00A4 in CSS

/* Shocking Pink */
.color { color: #FC00A4; }
.background { background-color: #FC00A4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FC00A4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(252 0 164);
color: hsl(321 100% 49%);
color: oklch(0.652 0.271 350.9);

#FC00A4 FAQ

What color is #FC00A4?

#FC00A4 is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Shocking Pink. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FC00A4?

#FC00A4 is rgb(252, 0, 164) in RGB, hsl(321, 100%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 35%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FC00A4?

The complementary color of #FC00A4 is #00FC58, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FC00A4?

Black text has the best contrast on #FC00A4: 5.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FC00A4 a warm or cool color?

#FC00A4 is a warm color.