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#FA7042 Color

#FA7042 is rgb(250, 112, 66) in RGB, hsl(15, 95%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 74%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Outrageous Orange (#FF6E4A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA7042
HEX#FA7042
RGBrgb(250, 112, 66)
HSLhsl(15, 95%, 62%)
HSVhsv(15, 74%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 74%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.18 38.5)
LABlab(64.34% 51.92 51.50)
LCHlch(64.34% 73.13 44.76)

What #FA7042 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 #FA7042, 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 orange in the library.

#FA7042 Channel Values

How #FA7042 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 112 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 95% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 74% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 74% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.81:1 vs white · 7.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA7042 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 text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FA7042 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FA7042

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA7042; 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 #FA7042

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 #FA7042.

How #FA7042 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#FA7042
Protanopia#949440
Protanomaly#C58741
Deuteranopia#AEAE32
Deuteranomaly#D19939
Tritanopia#FC6B6B
Tritanomaly#FB6D5E
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA7042 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fa7042: #FA7042;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA7042;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa7042': '#FA7042' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.439, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_fa7042">#FA7042</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA7042"

More Orange Colors

#FA7042 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA7042 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA7042?

#FA7042 is a light orange — rgb(250, 112, 66) in RGB and hsl(15, 95%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Outrageous Orange (#FF6E4A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.36.

What is the RGB value of #FA7042?

#FA7042 is rgb(250, 112, 66) — red 250, green 112, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA7042?

#FA7042 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 74%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA7042 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA7042 scores 2.81:1 against white and 7.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA7042 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA7042 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 coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 6.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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