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#FC8545 Color

#FC8545 is rgb(252, 133, 69) in RGB, hsl(21, 97%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 73%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mango Tango (#FF8243), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC8545
HEX#FC8545
RGBrgb(252, 133, 69)
HSLhsl(21, 97%, 63%)
HSVhsv(21, 73%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 73%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.164 46.7)
LABlab(68.63% 43.06 54.49)
LCHlch(68.63% 69.45 51.68)

What #FC8545 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 #FC8545, 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.

#FC8545 Channel Values

How #FC8545 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 133 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 97% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 73% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 73% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.45:1 vs white · 8.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FC8545 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 text2.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FC8545

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC8545; 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 #FC8545

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 #FC8545.

How #FC8545 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#FC8545
Protanopia#A2A243
Protanomaly#CC9744
Deuteranopia#B8B838
Deuteranomaly#D7A63D
Tritanopia#FF7F7F
Tritanomaly#FE816C
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC8545 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fc8545: #FC8545;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC8545;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc8545': '#FC8545' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.522, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_fc8545">#FC8545</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC8545"

More Orange Colors

#FC8545 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FC8545 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC8545?

#FC8545 is a light orange — rgb(252, 133, 69) in RGB and hsl(21, 97%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mango Tango (#FF8243), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.67.

What is the RGB value of #FC8545?

#FC8545 is rgb(252, 133, 69) — red 252, green 133, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC8545?

#FC8545 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 73%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC8545 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC8545 scores 2.45:1 against white and 8.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FC8545 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC8545 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 7.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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