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#FB6423 Color

#FB6423 is rgb(251, 100, 35) in RGB, hsl(18, 96%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 86%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red-orange (Crayola) (#FF681F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FB6423
HEX#FB6423
RGBrgb(251, 100, 35)
HSLhsl(18, 96%, 56%)
HSVhsv(18, 86%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 86%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.198 40.5)
LABlab(62.25% 56.78 63.35)
LCHlch(62.25% 85.08 48.13)

What #FB6423 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 #FB6423, 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.

#FB6423 Channel Values

How #FB6423 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 100 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 96% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 86% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 86% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.02:1 vs white · 6.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FB6423 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 text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FB6423

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FB6423; 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 #FB6423

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 #FB6423.

How #FB6423 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#FB6423
Protanopia#8E8E1E
Protanomaly#C37F20
Deuteranopia#AAAA00
Deuteranomaly#D09309
Tritanopia#FD5F5F
Tritanomaly#FC614D
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FB6423 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fb6423: #FB6423;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FB6423;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fb6423': '#FB6423' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.392, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_fb6423">#FB6423</color>
SVG fillfill="#FB6423"

More Orange Colors

#FB6423 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FB6423 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FB6423?

#FB6423 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(251, 100, 35) in RGB and hsl(18, 96%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red-orange (Crayola) (#FF681F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.98.

What is the RGB value of #FB6423?

#FB6423 is rgb(251, 100, 35) — red 251, green 100, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FB6423?

#FB6423 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 86%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FB6423 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FB6423 scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FB6423 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FB6423 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 14.97, which is visibly different.

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