What color is #FC6600?

#FC6600 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Orange Piñata. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FC6600?

The RGB value is 252, 102, 0: 252 red, 102 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FC6600?

The complementary color is #0096FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FC6600?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FC6600 color

#FC6600 rgb(252, 102, 0)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FC6600 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 40% green and 0% blue (252, 102, 0).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 100% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Orange Piñata (#FF6611), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#FC6600 color codes

HEX	`#FC6600`
RGB	`rgb(252, 102, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 40%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 100%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 100%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 100%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.83, 53.94, 70.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.83, 89.01, 52.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.901, 30.205, 3.466)`
Decimal	`16541184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FC6600, 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 #FC6600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FC6600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #FC6600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fc6600; }
.text { color: #fc6600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc6600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 102 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fc6600, #fce400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pumpkin.

Questions

What color is #FC6600?: #FC6600 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Orange Piñata. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FC6600?: The RGB value is 252, 102, 0: 252 red, 102 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FC6600?: The complementary color is #0096FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FC6600?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.