What color is #FD3C06?

#FD3C06 is a vivid red known as Fire Opal. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fire Opal?

The RGB value is 253, 60, 6: 253 red, 60 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fire Opal?

The complementary color is #06C7FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FD3C06?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fire Opal color: hex code #FD3C06

#FD3C06 rgb(253, 60, 6)

Shades of orange

Fire Opal has the hex code #FD3C06. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 23.5% green and 2.4% blue (253, 60, 6).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 98% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 98% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

Fire Opal (#FD3C06) color codes

HEX	`#FD3C06`
RGB	`rgb(253, 60, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 23.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 98%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 98%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 98%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.22, 70.03, 66.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.22, 96.81, 43.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.162, 24.134, 2.611)`
Decimal	`16595974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fire Opal, 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 #FD3C06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FD3C06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #FD3C06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fd3c06; }
.text { color: #fd3c06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fd3c06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 60 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fd3c06, #fdb706); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FD3C06 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FD3C06?: #FD3C06 is a vivid red known as Fire Opal. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fire Opal?: The RGB value is 253, 60, 6: 253 red, 60 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fire Opal?: The complementary color is #06C7FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FD3C06?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.