Strawberry (#FC5A8D)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.01:1 — vs black: 6.99:1

Color values

  • HEX #FC5A8D
  • RGB rgb(252, 90, 141)
  • HSL hsl(341, 64%, 98%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 64.29, 44.05, 1.18 )
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FC5A8D based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Strawberry
#FC5A8D Base
#5AFCC9
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Strawberry
#FC5A8D Base
#FC5ADE
#FC785A
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Strawberry
#FC5A8D Base
#8DFC5A
#5A8DFC
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Strawberry
#FC5A8D Base
#5AFC78
#5ADEFC
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Strawberry
#FC5A8D Base
#DEFC5A
#5AFCC9
#785AFC
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Strawberry
#FC5A8D Base
#BA033D
#FB0F59
#FB3271
#FD82A9
#FDA5C1
#FFE6EE
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Strawberry, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #190008
— #57021D
— #950331
— #D40445
— #FB1C62
Strawberry #FC5A8D Base
— #FD76A0
— #FD92B4
— #FEAEC7
— #FECADA
— #FFE6EE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FC5A8D. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FC5A8D;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FC5A8D;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FC5A8D;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FC5A8D,
        #FAFEFD
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FC5A8D,
        #FAFEFD
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$strawberry: #FC5A8D;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$strawberry-r: 252;
$strawberry-g: 90;
$strawberry-b: 141;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $strawberry;
    color: rgba($strawberry-r, $strawberry-g, $strawberry-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Strawberry appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FC5A8D How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #A1A188 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7B7B8E Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #F96262 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #959595 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Strawberry ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Strawberry #FC5A8D Base
Light Crimson #F56991 ΔE 2.46
Violet Red #F75394 ΔE 3.24
French Rose #F64A8A ΔE 3.34
French Pink #FD6C9E ΔE 3.85

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.