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#FB7946 Color

#FB7946 is rgb(251, 121, 70) in RGB, hsl(17, 96%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 72%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Coral (#FF7F50), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FB7946
HEX#FB7946
RGBrgb(251, 121, 70)
HSLhsl(17, 96%, 63%)
HSVhsv(17, 72%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 72%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.172 41)
LABlab(66.17% 48.34 51.45)
LCHlch(66.17% 70.60 46.79)

What #FB7946 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 #FB7946, 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.

#FB7946 Channel Values

How #FB7946 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 121 · B 708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 96% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 72% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 72% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.65:1 vs white · 7.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FB7946 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 text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FB7946 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FB7946

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FB7946; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FB7946

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 #FB7946.

How #FB7946 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#FB7946
Protanopia#9A9A44
Protanomaly#C88E45
Deuteranopia#B2B238
Deuteranomaly#D39F3E
Tritanopia#FD7474
Tritanomaly#FC7665
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FB7946 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fb7946: #FB7946;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FB7946;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fb7946': '#FB7946' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.475, blue: 0.275)
Android XML<color name="color_fb7946">#FB7946</color>
SVG fillfill="#FB7946"

More Orange Colors

#FB7946 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FB7946 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FB7946?

#FB7946 is a light orange — rgb(251, 121, 70) in RGB and hsl(17, 96%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Coral (#FF7F50), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.51.

What is the RGB value of #FB7946?

#FB7946 is rgb(251, 121, 70) — red 251, green 121, and blue 70 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FB7946?

#FB7946 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 72%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FB7946 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FB7946 scores 2.65:1 against white and 7.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FB7946 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FB7946 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 3.51, which is very hard to tell apart.

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