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#FF6952 Color

#FF6952 is rgb(255, 105, 82) in RGB, hsl(8, 100%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 68%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tomato (#FF6347), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF6952
HEX#FF6952
RGBrgb(255, 105, 82)
HSLhsl(8, 100%, 66%)
HSVhsv(8, 68%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 68%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.188 31)
LABlab(64.07% 57.24 43.24)
LCHlch(64.07% 71.74 37.07)

What #FF6952 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 #FF6952, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tomato#FF6347ΔE 5.21Sunset Orange#FD5E53ΔE 5.31Outrageous Orange#FF6E4AΔE 5.64Bittersweet#FE6F5EΔE 6.01Living Coral#FF6F61ΔE 7.14Fire Opal#E95C4BΔE 7.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#FF6952 Channel Values

How #FF6952 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 255 · G 105 · B 828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 8° · S 100% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 8° · S 68% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 68% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.84:1 vs white · 7.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF6952 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 text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF6952 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF6952

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF6952; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF6952
Complementary
#52E8FF
Analogous
#FF5291
Analogous
#FFBF52
Triadic
#52FF69
Triadic
#6952FF
Split comp.
#52FFBF
Split comp.
#5291FF

Tints & Shades of #FF6952

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

#FF7F6B
#FF9180
#FFA799
#FFB8AD
#FFCEC7
#FFE0DB

Shades

#FF4124
#F52100
#C71B00
#9E1500
#700F00
#420900

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF6952.

How #FF6952 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#FF6952
Protanopia#929250
Protanomaly#C78451
Deuteranopia#AEAE46
Deuteranomaly#D4974B
Tritanopia#FF6666
Tritanomaly#FF675F
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF6952 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff6952: #FF6952;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF6952;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff6952': '#FF6952' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.412, blue: 0.322)
Android XML<color name="color_ff6952">#FF6952</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF6952"

More Red Colors

#FF6952 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#FF6952 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF6952?

#FF6952 is a light red — rgb(255, 105, 82) in RGB and hsl(8, 100%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tomato (#FF6347), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #FF6952?

#FF6952 is rgb(255, 105, 82) — red 255, green 105, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF6952?

#FF6952 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 68%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF6952 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF6952 scores 2.84:1 against white and 7.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF6952 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF6952 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 5.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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