What color is #FC7604?

#FC7604 is a vivid orange known as Butternut Squash. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Butternut Squash?

The RGB value is 252, 118, 4: 252 red, 118 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Butternut Squash?

The complementary color is #048AFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FC7604?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Butternut Squash color: hex code #FC7604

#FC7604 rgb(252, 118, 4)

Shades of orange

Butternut Squash has the hex code #FC7604. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 46.3% green and 1.6% blue (252, 118, 4).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 98% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 98% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

Butternut Squash (#FC7604) color codes

HEX	`#FC7604`
RGB	`rgb(252, 118, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 46.3%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 98%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 98%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 98%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, 46.57, 71.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 85.57, 57.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.65, 33.667, 4.157)`
Decimal	`16545284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Butternut Squash, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FC7604	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FC7604 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FC7604 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fc7604; }
.text { color: #fc7604; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc7604; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 118 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fc7604, #fcf204); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FC7604 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FC7604?: #FC7604 is a vivid orange known as Butternut Squash. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Butternut Squash?: The RGB value is 252, 118, 4: 252 red, 118 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Butternut Squash?: The complementary color is #048AFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FC7604?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.