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#FB610E Color

#FB610E is rgb(251, 97, 14) in RGB, hsl(21, 97%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 94%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Orange (#FF5F00), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FB610E
HEX#FB610E
RGBrgb(251, 97, 14)
HSLhsl(21, 97%, 52%)
HSVhsv(21, 94%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 94%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.203 41.7)
LABlab(61.71% 57.81 69.09)
LCHlch(61.71% 90.08 50.08)

What #FB610E 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 #FB610E, 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.

#FB610E Channel Values

How #FB610E 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 251 · G 97 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 97% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 94% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 94% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FB610E 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 text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FB610E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FB610E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FB610E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FB610E

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 #FB610E.

How #FB610E 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#FB610E
Protanopia#8C8C02
Protanomaly#C37D07
Deuteranopia#A9A900
Deuteranomaly#CF9200
Tritanopia#FD5B5B
Tritanomaly#FC5E48
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FB610E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fb610e: #FB610E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FB610E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fb610e': '#FB610E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.380, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_fb610e">#FB610E</color>
SVG fillfill="#FB610E"

More Orange Colors

#FB610E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FB610E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FB610E?

#FB610E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(251, 97, 14) in RGB and hsl(21, 97%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Orange (#FF5F00), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.75.

What is the RGB value of #FB610E?

#FB610E is rgb(251, 97, 14) — red 251, green 97, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FB610E?

#FB610E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 94%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FB610E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FB610E scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FB610E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FB610E 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 11.94, which is visibly different.

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