What color is #FC5A1F?

#FC5A1F is a vivid orange known as Carrot Lava. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Carrot Lava?

The RGB value is 252, 90, 31: 252 red, 90 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Carrot Lava?

The complementary color is #1FC1FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FC5A1F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Carrot Lava color: hex code #FC5A1F

#FC5A1F rgb(252, 90, 31)

Shades of orange

Carrot Lava has the hex code #FC5A1F. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 35.3% green and 12.2% blue (252, 90, 31).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 97% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 88% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

Carrot Lava (#FC5A1F) color codes

HEX	`#FC5A1F`
RGB	`rgb(252, 90, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 35.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 97%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 88%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 88%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.99, 59.4, 62.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.99, 86.13, 46.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.054, 28.113, 4.403)`
Decimal	`16538143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Carrot Lava, 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 #FC5A1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FC5A1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	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 #FC5A1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fc5a1f; }
.text { color: #fc5a1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc5a1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 90 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fc5a1f, #fcc91f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FC5A1F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FC5A1F?: #FC5A1F is a vivid orange known as Carrot Lava. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Carrot Lava?: The RGB value is 252, 90, 31: 252 red, 90 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Carrot Lava?: The complementary color is #1FC1FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FC5A1F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.