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#FC3903 Color

#FC3903 is rgb(252, 57, 3) in RGB, hsl(13, 98%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 77%, 99%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Coquelicot (#FF3800), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC3903
HEX#FC3903
RGBrgb(252, 57, 3)
HSLhsl(13, 98%, 50%)
HSVhsv(13, 99%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 99%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.235 33.4)
LABlab(56.68% 71.76 69.25)
LCHlch(56.68% 99.72 43.98)

What #FC3903 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 #FC3903, 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.

#FC3903 Channel Values

How #FC3903 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 57 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 98% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 99% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 77% · Y 99% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FC3903 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 text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FC3903 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FC3903

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC3903; 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 #FC3903

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 #FC3903.

How #FC3903 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#FC3903
Protanopia#7C7C00
Protanomaly#BD6700
Deuteranopia#A0A000
Deuteranomaly#CB8300
Tritanopia#FD3535
Tritanomaly#FC3729
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC3903 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fc3903: #FC3903;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC3903;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc3903': '#FC3903' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.224, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_fc3903">#FC3903</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC3903"

More Red Colors

#FC3903 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FC3903 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC3903?

#FC3903 is a mid-tone red — rgb(252, 57, 3) in RGB and hsl(13, 98%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Coquelicot (#FF3800), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.73.

What is the RGB value of #FC3903?

#FC3903 is rgb(252, 57, 3) — red 252, green 57, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC3903?

#FC3903 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 77%, 99%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC3903 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC3903 scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FC3903 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC3903 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 3.58, which is very hard to tell apart.

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