Recognised as Colour

#FC956E

#FC956E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Light salmon

#FC956E is a orange with RGB values 252, 149, 110 and HSL 16°, 96%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

#FC956E#FC956E

HEX#FC956E

RGBrgb(252, 149, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.5843, 0.4314

RGB percentages98.8%, 58.4%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(16.5, 95.9%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(16.5, 56.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 40.9%, 56.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,553,326

CSS custom property--colour: #FC956E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#036A91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0A26Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8B86Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF838Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 5.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 11.8 Salmon · ΔE 13.7 Coral · ΔE 15.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 15.6 Light coral · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 5.28, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6ED5FC

Analogous#FC6E8E, #FCDC6E

Triadic#6EFC95, #956EFC

Split complementary#6EFCDC, #6E8EFC

Tetradic#8EFC6E, #6ED5FC, #DC6EFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEDED2

Lighter +10%#FDBAA0

Darker −10%#FB703C

Darker −20%#FA4C0A

Darker −30%#CD3B04

Darker −40%#9B2D03

More saturated +25%#FF946B

Less saturated −25%#EA9D81

Channel breakdown

R252

G149

B110

Red252 (98.8%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue16.48°

Saturation (HSL)95.95%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 95 · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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