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#FD5635 Color

#FD5635 is rgb(253, 86, 53) in RGB, hsl(10, 98%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 79%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Portland Orange (#FF5A36), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FD5635
HEX#FD5635
RGBrgb(253, 86, 53)
HSLhsl(10, 98%, 60%)
HSVhsv(10, 79%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 79%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.209 33.1)
LABlab(60.55% 63.31 54.42)
LCHlch(60.55% 83.49 40.68)

What #FD5635 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 #FD5635, 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.

#FD5635 Channel Values

How #FD5635 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 253 · G 86 · B 538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 98% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 79% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 79% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.2:1 vs white · 6.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FD5635 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 text3.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FD5635

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FD5635; 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 #FD5635

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FD5635.

How #FD5635 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#FD5635
Protanopia#888832
Protanomaly#C27733
Deuteranopia#A7A71B
Deuteranomaly#CF8E27
Tritanopia#FE5353
Tritanomaly#FD5449
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FD5635 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fd5635: #FD5635;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FD5635;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fd5635': '#FD5635' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.337, blue: 0.208)
Android XML<color name="color_fd5635">#FD5635</color>
SVG fillfill="#FD5635"

More Red Colors

#FD5635 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FD5635 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FD5635?

#FD5635 is a light red — rgb(253, 86, 53) in RGB and hsl(10, 98%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Portland Orange (#FF5A36), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.35.

What is the RGB value of #FD5635?

#FD5635 is rgb(253, 86, 53) — red 253, green 86, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FD5635?

#FD5635 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 79%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FD5635 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FD5635 scores 3.2:1 against white and 6.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FD5635 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FD5635 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 8.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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