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#FC331D Color

#FC331D is rgb(252, 51, 29) in RGB, hsl(6, 97%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 88%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red (RYB) (#FE2712), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC331D
HEX#FC331D
RGBrgb(252, 51, 29)
HSLhsl(6, 97%, 55%)
HSVhsv(6, 88%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 88%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.237 30.5)
LABlab(56.19% 73.46 61.67)
LCHlch(56.19% 95.92 40.02)

What #FC331D 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 #FC331D, 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.

#FC331D Channel Values

How #FC331D 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 252 · G 51 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 97% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 88% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 80% · Y 88% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.73:1 vs white · 5.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FC331D 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 text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FC331D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FC331D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC331D; 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 #FC331D

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 #FC331D.

How #FC331D 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#FC331D
Protanopia#7A7A16
Protanomaly#BC6519
Deuteranopia#9E9E00
Deuteranomaly#CB8100
Tritanopia#FC3131
Tritanomaly#FC322A
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC331D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fc331d: #FC331D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC331D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc331d': '#FC331D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.200, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_fc331d">#FC331D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC331D"

More Red Colors

#FC331D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FC331D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC331D?

#FC331D is a mid-tone red — rgb(252, 51, 29) in RGB and hsl(6, 97%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red (RYB) (#FE2712), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.91.

What is the RGB value of #FC331D?

#FC331D is rgb(252, 51, 29) — red 252, green 51, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC331D?

#FC331D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 88%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC331D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC331D scores 3.73:1 against white and 5.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FC331D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC331D 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 10.43, which is visibly different.

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