Colour

#FC8A5E

#FC8A5E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Coral

#FC8A5E is a orange with RGB values 252, 138, 94 and HSL 17°, 96%, 68%. 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

#FC8A5E#FC8A5E

HEX#FC8A5E

RGBrgb(252, 138, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.5412, 0.3686

RGB percentages98.8%, 54.1%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(16.7, 96.3%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(16.7, 62.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 45.2%, 62.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,550,494

CSS custom property--colour: #FC8A5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#0375A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A89A5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4B35Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7580no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 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 text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Coral · ΔE 7.9 Light salmon · ΔE 12.5 Salmon · ΔE 14.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 17.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.6 Chocolate · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourCoral (#FF7F50)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5ED0FC

Analogous#FC5E81, #FCD95E

Triadic#5EFC8A, #8A5EFC

Split complementary#5EFCD9, #5E81FC

Tetradic#81FC5E, #5ED0FC, #D95EFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF7F4

Lighter +20%#FED3C2

Lighter +10%#FDAE90

Darker −10%#FB662C

Darker −20%#F04604

Darker −30%#BD3704

Darker −40%#8B2903

More saturated +25%#FF895B

Less saturated −25%#E89373

Channel breakdown

R252

G138

B94

Red252 (98.8%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue16.71°

Saturation (HSL)96.34%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 8A · B 5E

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Colour values

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