Recognised as Colour

#FC975E

#FC975E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#FC975E is a orange with RGB values 252, 151, 94 and HSL 22°, 96%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FC975E#FC975E

HEX#FC975E

RGBrgb(252, 151, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.5922, 0.3686

RGB percentages98.8%, 59.2%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(21.6, 96.3%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(21.6, 62.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 40.1%, 62.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,553,822

CSS custom property--colour: #FC975E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#0368A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3A359no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBB95Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF838Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 10.1 Light salmon · ΔE 11.6 Coral · ΔE 13.4 Peru · ΔE 15.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.7 Chocolate · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5EC3FC

Analogous#FC5E74, #FCE65E

Triadic#5EFC97, #975EFC

Split complementary#5EFCE6, #5E74FC

Tetradic#74FC5E, #5EC3FC, #E65EFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF8F4

Lighter +20%#FED8C2

Lighter +10%#FDB790

Darker −10%#FB772C

Darker −20%#F05904

Darker −30%#BD4704

Darker −40%#8B3403

More saturated +25%#FF965B

Less saturated −25%#E89D73

Channel breakdown

R252

G151

B94

Red252 (98.8%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue21.65°

Saturation (HSL)96.34%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 97 · B 5E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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