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#FD7949 Color

#FD7949 is rgb(253, 121, 73) in RGB, hsl(16, 98%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 71%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Coral (#FF7F50), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FD7949
HEX#FD7949
RGBrgb(253, 121, 73)
HSLhsl(16, 98%, 64%)
HSVhsv(16, 71%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 71%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.173 39.9)
LABlab(66.49% 49.17 50.42)
LCHlch(66.49% 70.43 45.72)

What #FD7949 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 #FD7949, 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.

#FD7949 Channel Values

How #FD7949 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 121 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 98% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 71% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 71% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.62:1 vs white · 8.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FD7949 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 text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FD7949 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FD7949

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FD7949; 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 #FD7949

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FD7949.

How #FD7949 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#FD7949
Protanopia#9B9B47
Protanomaly#CA8E48
Deuteranopia#B3B33C
Deuteranomaly#D59F41
Tritanopia#FF7474
Tritanomaly#FE7666
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FD7949 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fd7949: #FD7949;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FD7949;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fd7949': '#FD7949' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.475, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_fd7949">#FD7949</color>
SVG fillfill="#FD7949"

More Orange Colors

#FD7949 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FD7949 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FD7949?

#FD7949 is a light orange — rgb(253, 121, 73) in RGB and hsl(16, 98%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Coral (#FF7F50), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.95.

What is the RGB value of #FD7949?

#FD7949 is rgb(253, 121, 73) — red 253, green 121, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FD7949?

#FD7949 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 71%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FD7949 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FD7949 scores 2.62:1 against white and 8.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FD7949 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FD7949 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 2.95, which is very hard to tell apart.

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