What color is #FC9534?

#FC9534 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Neon Carrot. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FC9534?

The RGB value is 252, 149, 52: 252 red, 149 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FC9534?

The complementary color is #349BFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FC9534?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FC9534 color

#FC9534 rgb(252, 149, 52)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FC9534 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 58.4% green and 20.4% blue (252, 149, 52).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 97% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 79% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Neon Carrot (#FF9832), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#FC9534 color codes

HEX	`#FC9534`
RGB	`rgb(252, 149, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 58.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 97%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 79%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 79%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.18, 31.91, 64.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.18, 71.58, 63.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.517, 42.444, 8.728)`
Decimal	`16553268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FC9534, 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 #FC9534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FC9534 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #FC9534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fc9534; }
.text { color: #fc9534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc9534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 149 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fc9534, #fcf934); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Orange.

Questions

What color is #FC9534?: #FC9534 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Neon Carrot. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FC9534?: The RGB value is 252, 149, 52: 252 red, 149 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FC9534?: The complementary color is #349BFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FC9534?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.