Recognised as Colour
#FC8E20
- #FC8E20
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#FC8E20 is a orange with RGB values 252, 142, 32 and HSL 30°, 97%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.
Colour values
#FC8E20#FC8E20
HEX#FC8E20
RGBrgb(252, 142, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.5569, 0.1255
RGB percentages98.8%, 55.7%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(30, 97.3%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 87.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 43.7%, 87.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,551,456
CSS custom property--colour: #FC8E20;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#0371DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#208EFC
Analogous#FC2020, #FCFC20
Triadic#20FC8E, #8E20FC
Split complementary#20FCFC, #2020FC
Tetradic#20FC20, #208EFC, #FC20FC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R252
G142
B32
Red252 (98.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)97.35%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 8E · B 20
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