Nearest-color comparison
Flamingo Pink #FC8EAC vs Salmon Pink #FF91A4: RGB distance 9.1 and contrast 1.02:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Flamingo Pink and Salmon Pink are very close, with an RGB distance of 9.1. Salmon Pink is lighter by 0.0117, and Salmon Pink is more saturated by 5 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Flamingo Pink and Salmon Pink across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
pink color
Flamingo Pink is #FC8EAC, a warm pink with hue 344°, saturation 95% and luminance 0.4302. Beside Salmon Pink, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 9.6:1.
red color
Salmon Pink is #FF91A4, a warm red with hue 350°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.4419. Beside Flamingo Pink, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 9.84:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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