Colour

#FC5C23

#FC5C23
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#FC5C23 is a orange with RGB values 252, 92, 35 and HSL 16°, 97%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#FC5C23#FC5C23

HEX#FC5C23

RGBrgb(252, 92, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.3608, 0.1373

RGB percentages98.8%, 36.1%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(15.8, 97.3%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15.8, 86.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 63.5%, 86.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,538,659

CSS custom property--colour: #FC5C23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#03A3DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B7B17no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B29F18no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2D52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 12.3 Tomato · ΔE 14.9 Coral · ΔE 20.3 Chocolate · ΔE 22.5 Red · ΔE 23.4 Dark orange · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#23C3FC

Analogous#FC2356, #FCC923

Triadic#23FC5C, #5C23FC

Split complementary#23FCC9, #2356FC

Tetradic#56FC23, #23C3FC, #C923FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFF1EC

Lighter +30%#FECCBA

Lighter +20%#FDA788

Lighter +10%#FD8155

Darker −10%#E93F03

Darker −20%#B73202

Darker −30%#842402

Darker −40%#521601

More saturated +25%#FF5B20

Less saturated −25%#E0693F

Channel breakdown

R252

G92

B35

Red252 (98.8%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue15.76°

Saturation (HSL)97.31%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 5C · B 23

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