Recognised as Colour
#FC8A27
- #FC8A27
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#FC8A27 is a orange with RGB values 252, 138, 39 and HSL 28°, 97%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.
Colour values
#FC8A27#FC8A27
HEX#FC8A27
RGBrgb(252, 138, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.5412, 0.1529
RGB percentages98.8%, 54.1%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(27.9, 97.3%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.9, 84.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 45.2%, 84.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,550,439
CSS custom property--colour: #FC8A27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#0375D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2799FC
Analogous#FC272F, #FCF427
Triadic#27FC8A, #8A27FC
Split complementary#27FCF4, #272FFC
Tetradic#2FFC27, #2799FC, #F427FC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G138
B39
Red252 (98.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue27.89°
Saturation (HSL)97.26%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 8A · B 27
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