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Recognised as Colour

#FC8A5C

  • #FC8A5C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Coral

#FC8A5C is a orange with RGB values 252, 138, 92 and HSL 17°, 96%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.

Colour values

#FC8A5C#FC8A5C
HEX#FC8A5C
RGBrgb(252, 138, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.5412, 0.3608
RGB percentages98.8%, 54.1%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(17.3, 96.4%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.3, 63.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 45.2%, 63.5%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,550,492
CSS custom property--colour: #FC8A5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#0375A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A89A58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B35Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF747Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Coral · ΔE 7.4Light salmon · ΔE 13.1Salmon · ΔE 15.6Sandy brown · ΔE 17.4Chocolate · ΔE 18.9Dark salmon · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourCoral (#FF7F50)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CCEFC
Analogous#FC5C7E, #FCDA5C
Triadic#5CFC8A, #8A5CFC
Split complementary#5CFCDA, #5C7EFC
Tetradic#7EFC5C, #5CCEFC, #DA5CFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF6F2
Lighter +20%#FED2C0
Lighter +10%#FDAE8E
Darker −10%#FB662A
Darker −20%#EE4704
Darker −30%#BC3803
Darker −40%#892903
More saturated +25%#FF8959
Less saturated −25%#E79371

Channel breakdown

R252
G138
B92
Red252 (98.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue17.25°
Saturation (HSL)96.39%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 8A · B 5C

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