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#FA320F Color

#FA320F is rgb(250, 50, 15) in RGB, hsl(9, 96%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 94%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red (RYB) (#FE2712), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA320F
HEX#FA320F
RGBrgb(250, 50, 15)
HSLhsl(9, 96%, 52%)
HSVhsv(9, 94%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 94%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.236 31.7)
LABlab(55.67% 73.02 65.86)
LCHlch(55.67% 98.34 42.05)

What #FA320F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FA320F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#FA320F Channel Values

How #FA320F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 250 · G 50 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 9° · S 96% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 9° · S 94% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 80% · Y 94% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.8:1 vs white · 5.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA320F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FA320F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FA320F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA320F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FA320F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FA320F.

How #FA320F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FA320F
Protanopia#787802
Protanomaly#BB6407
Deuteranopia#9D9D00
Deuteranomaly#C98000
Tritanopia#FA2F2F
Tritanomaly#FA3026
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA320F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fa320f: #FA320F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA320F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa320f': '#FA320F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.196, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_fa320f">#FA320F</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA320F"

More Red Colors

#FA320F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA320F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA320F?

#FA320F is a mid-tone red — rgb(250, 50, 15) in RGB and hsl(9, 96%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red (RYB) (#FE2712), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.44.

What is the RGB value of #FA320F?

#FA320F is rgb(250, 50, 15) — red 250, green 50, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA320F?

#FA320F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 94%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA320F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA320F scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA320F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA320F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 6.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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