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#FC8564 Color

#FC8564 is rgb(252, 133, 100) in RGB, hsl(13, 96%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 60%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC8564
HEX#FC8564
RGBrgb(252, 133, 100)
HSLhsl(13, 96%, 69%)
HSVhsv(13, 60%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 60%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.153 36.4)
LABlab(68.93% 44.28 39.15)
LCHlch(68.93% 59.11 41.48)

What #FC8564 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 #FC8564, 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.

#FC8564 Channel Values

How #FC8564 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 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 96% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 60% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 60% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FC8564 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FC8564

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC8564; 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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Tints & Shades of #FC8564

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.

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Shades

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How #FC8564 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#FC8564
Protanopia#A2A263
Protanomaly#CC9763
Deuteranopia#B8B85C
Deuteranomaly#D7A65F
Tritanopia#FE8181
Tritanomaly#FD8377
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC8564 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fc8564: #FC8564;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC8564;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc8564': '#FC8564' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.522, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_fc8564">#FC8564</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC8564"

More Red Colors

#FC8564 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FC8564 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC8564?

#FC8564 is a light red — rgb(252, 133, 100) in RGB and hsl(13, 96%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #FC8564?

#FC8564 is rgb(252, 133, 100) — red 252, green 133, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC8564?

#FC8564 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 60%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC8564 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC8564 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FC8564 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC8564 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 9.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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