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#FA5629 Color

#FA5629 is rgb(250, 86, 41) in RGB, hsl(13, 95%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 84%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Red (#F04E1F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA5629
HEX#FA5629
RGBrgb(250, 86, 41)
HSLhsl(13, 95%, 57%)
HSVhsv(13, 84%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 84%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.208 35.6)
LABlab(59.96% 62.11 59.16)
LCHlch(59.96% 85.77 43.61)

What #FA5629 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 #FA5629, 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.

#FA5629 Channel Values

How #FA5629 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 86 · B 418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 95% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 84% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 84% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.27:1 vs white · 6.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA5629 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 text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FA5629

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA5629; 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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Tints & Shades of #FA5629

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FA5629.

How #FA5629 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#FA5629
Protanopia#868625
Protanomaly#C07627
Deuteranopia#A5A500
Deuteranomaly#CD8C15
Tritanopia#FB5252
Tritanomaly#FB5445
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA5629 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fa5629: #FA5629;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA5629;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa5629': '#FA5629' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.337, blue: 0.161)
Android XML<color name="color_fa5629">#FA5629</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA5629"

More Red Colors

#FA5629 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA5629 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA5629?

#FA5629 is a mid-tone red — rgb(250, 86, 41) in RGB and hsl(13, 95%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Red (#F04E1F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.13.

What is the RGB value of #FA5629?

#FA5629 is rgb(250, 86, 41) — red 250, green 86, and blue 41 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA5629?

#FA5629 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 84%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA5629 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA5629 scores 3.27:1 against white and 6.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA5629 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA5629 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 12, which is visibly different.

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