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#fc6f3f color: Carrot

#fc6f3f is rgb(252, 111, 63) in RGB and oklch(70.632% 0.18361 38.711) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

70.6%
0.184
39°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Pumpkin
  • orange-500
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.81:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.48:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #fc6f3f

#fc6f3f is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.184 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.81:1 contrast and black text 7.48:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Carrot (#fd6f3b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-500.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #fc6f3f mixed with white

  1. fc6f3f
  2. fe7f56
  3. ff8f6a
  4. ff9e7d
  5. ffac90
  6. ffbaa3
  7. ffc8b5
  8. ffd6c8
  9. ffe4da
  10. fff1ec

Darker: #fc6f3f mixed with black

  1. fc6f3f
  2. db6035
  3. bb512c
  4. 9c4223
  5. 7e341b
  6. 622712
  7. 471a0a
  8. 2d0e04
  9. 160401
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fc6f3f with less saturation

  1. fc6f3f
  2. f4764c
  3. ec7c58
  4. e48263
  5. db876c
  6. d28c76
  7. c9917f
  8. c09587
  9. b69990
  10. ab9d98

Questions about #fc6f3f

What color is #fc6f3f?

#fc6f3f is bright light orange. The closest named color is Carrot. In RGB it is rgb(252, 111, 63), in HSL hsl(15.24, 96.92%, 61.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.632% 0.18361 38.711).

What colors go well with #fc6f3f?

The complementary color of #fc6f3f is #00b4de. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fb6689 and #e48700. The triadic partners are #00c174 and #8a90ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fc6f3f?

Black text reads better on #fc6f3f: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and black gives 7.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fc6f3f a warm or cool color?

#fc6f3f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.184.