Colour

#FC9C68

#FC9C68
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Light salmon

#FC9C68 is a orange with RGB values 252, 156, 104 and HSL 21°, 96%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#FC9C68

RGBrgb(252, 156, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.6118, 0.4078

RGB percentages98.8%, 61.2%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(21.1, 96.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(21.1, 58.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 38.1%, 58.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,555,112

CSS custom property--colour: #FC9C68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#036397

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6A763no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDBC67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 7.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 9.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 15 Peru · ΔE 16 Coral · ΔE 16.5 Salmon · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68C8FC

Analogous#FC687E, #FCE668

Triadic#68FC9C, #9C68FC

Split complementary#68FCE6, #687EFC

Tetradic#7EFC68, #68C8FC, #E668FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFE

Lighter +20%#FEDECC

Lighter +10%#FDBD9A

Darker −10%#FB7B36

Darker −20%#F95B05

Darker −30%#C74904

Darker −40%#953603

More saturated +25%#FF9B65

Less saturated −25%#E9A27B

Channel breakdown

R252

G156

B104

Red252 (98.8%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue21.08°

Saturation (HSL)96.1%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 9C · B 68

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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