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#FC6322 Color

#FC6322 is rgb(252, 99, 34) in RGB, hsl(18, 97%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 87%, 1%) 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 2.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC6322
HEX#FC6322
RGBrgb(252, 99, 34)
HSLhsl(18, 97%, 56%)
HSVhsv(18, 87%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 87%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.2 40.2)
LABlab(62.25% 57.53 63.81)
LCHlch(62.25% 85.91 47.96)

What #FC6322 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 #FC6322, 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.

#FC6322 Channel Values

How #FC6322 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 99 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 97% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 87% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 87% · K 1%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 #FC6322 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 #FC6322

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC6322; 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 #FC6322

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 #FC6322.

How #FC6322 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#FC6322
Protanopia#8E8E1D
Protanomaly#C47F1F
Deuteranopia#ABAB00
Deuteranomaly#D09306
Tritanopia#FE5E5E
Tritanomaly#FD604C
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC6322 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fc6322: #FC6322;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC6322;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc6322': '#FC6322' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.388, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_fc6322">#FC6322</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC6322"

More Orange Colors

#FC6322 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FC6322 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC6322?

#FC6322 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(252, 99, 34) in RGB and hsl(18, 97%, 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 2.78.

What is the RGB value of #FC6322?

#FC6322 is rgb(252, 99, 34) — red 252, green 99, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC6322?

#FC6322 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 87%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC6322 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC6322 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 #FC6322 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC6322 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 14.13, which is visibly different.

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