What color is #FC5F50?

#FC5F50 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Sunset Orange. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FC5F50?

The RGB value is 252, 95, 80: 252 red, 95 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FC5F50?

The complementary color is #50EDFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FC5F50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FC5F50 color

#FC5F50 rgb(252, 95, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #FC5F50 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 37.3% green and 31.4% blue (252, 95, 80).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 97% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 68% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Sunset Orange (#FD5E53), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#FC5F50 color codes

HEX	`#FC5F50`
RGB	`rgb(252, 95, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 37.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 97%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 68%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 68%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.19, 58.96, 40.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.19, 71.42, 34.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.69, 29.465, 10.869)`
Decimal	`16539472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FC5F50, 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 #FC5F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FC5F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #FC5F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fc5f50; }
.text { color: #fc5f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc5f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 95 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fc5f50, #fcb550); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FC5F50?: #FC5F50 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Sunset Orange. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FC5F50?: The RGB value is 252, 95, 80: 252 red, 95 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FC5F50?: The complementary color is #50EDFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FC5F50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.