Colour

#FC996E

#FC996E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Light salmon

#FC996E is a orange with RGB values 252, 153, 110 and HSL 18°, 96%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

#FC996E#FC996E

HEX#FC996E

RGBrgb(252, 153, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6, 0.4314

RGB percentages98.8%, 60%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(18.2, 95.9%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18.2, 56.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 39.3%, 56.3%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,554,350

CSS custom property--colour: #FC996E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1

Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#036691

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3A56Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CBBB6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF878Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 4.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 11.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 13.2 Salmon · ΔE 16.2 Coral · ΔE 16.4 Peru · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 4.45, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6ED1FC

Analogous#FC6E8A, #FCE06E

Triadic#6EFC99, #996EFC

Split complementary#6EFCE0, #6E8AFC

Tetradic#8AFC6E, #6ED1FC, #E06EFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEDFD2

Lighter +10%#FDBCA0

Darker −10%#FB763C

Darker −20%#FA530A

Darker −30%#CD4104

Darker −40%#9B3103

More saturated +25%#FF986B

Less saturated −25%#EAA081

Channel breakdown

R252

G153

B110

Red252 (98.8%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue18.17°

Saturation (HSL)95.95%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 99 · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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