#fc5a1f Color Information

#fc5a1f Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #fc5a1f, and its official name is Carrot Lava. In RGB, it consists of 98.8% Red, 35.3% Green, and 12.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 64.3% Magenta, 87.7% Yellow, and 1.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 16.0°, with saturation of 97.4% and lightness of 55.5%. The decimal value for #fc5a1f is 16538143, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff6633. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #fc5a1f is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#fc5a1f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorCarrot Lava Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color252, 90, 31 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color98.8%, 35.3%, 12.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.012, 0.647, 0.878 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.643, 0.877, 0.012 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color16.0°, 97.4%, 55.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color16.0°, 87.7%, 98.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color44.048, 28.107, 4.400 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color252, 111, 31 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16538143 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color59.985, 59.410, 62.377 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)59.985, 86.142, 46.396 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color59.985, 132.655, 46.735 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color53.016, 55.530, 32.190 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.575, 0.367, 28.107 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294728223 / 0xfffc5a1f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff6633 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #fc5a1f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #fc5a1f, its pure hue is 16.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 97.4%, and its lightness is 55.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #fc5a1f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #200b04 to #dd4f1b.

Tints of #fc5a1f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #fc5a1f, its pure hue is 16.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 97.4%, and its lightness is 55.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #fc5a1f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #fc6f3b to #ffeae3.

Tones of #fc5a1f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #fc5a1f, its pure hue is 16.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 97.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #fc5a1f, which range from #8e8e8e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff591c (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #fc5a1f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #fc5a1f! For #fc5a1f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #fc5a1f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #fc5a1f

This color, #fc5a1f, consists of 98.8% Red, 35.3% Green, and 12.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 252, Green = 90, Blue = 31. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #fc5a1f is 0% Cyan, 64.3% Magenta, 87.7% Yellow, and 1.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R98.8%
C0.0%
G35.3%
M64.3%
B12.2%
Y87.7%
K1.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 252 90 31
Octal 374 132 37
Hexa #fc #5a #1f
Binary 11111100 01011010 00011111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 64 87 1
Octal 0 100 127 1
Hexa #00 #40 #57 #01
Binary 00000000 01000000 01010111 00000001

Analogous Colors of #fc5a1f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #fc5a1f — which has hue 16.0° — its analogous colors are located at 16.0° and 346.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fc5a1f.

Triadic Colors of #fc5a1f

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #fc5a1f — which has hue 16.0° — its triadic colors are located at 16.0° and 256.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fc5a1f.

Complementary Color of #fc5a1f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #fc5a1f — which has hue 16.0° — its complementary color is located at 196.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fc5a1f.

Split Complementary Colors of #fc5a1f

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #fc5a1f — which has hue 16.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 16.0° and 226.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fc5a1f.

Tetradic Colors of #fc5a1f

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #fc5a1f — which has hue 16.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 286.0°, 16.0°, 106.0°, and 196.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fc5a1f.

Monochromatic Colors of #fc5a1f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #fc5a1f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a62f03 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #feac8e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #fc5a1f

We want to make getting started with #fc5a1f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #fc5a1f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #fc5a1f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #fc5a1f with other HTML elements.

#fc5a1f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #fc5a1f.
<span style="color: #fc5a1f;">The color of this text is #fc5a1f.</span>

#fc5a1f Background Color

The background color for this text is #fc5a1f.
<div style="background-color: #fc5a1f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #fc5a1f.</div>

#fc5a1f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #fc5a1f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #fc5a1f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #fc5a1f.</span>

#fc5a1f Border Color

This is a div with border color #fc5a1f.
<div style="border: #fc5a1f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #fc5a1f.</div>

#fc5a1f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #fc5a1f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #fc5a1f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #fc5a1f on a white background.</div></div>

#fc5a1f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #fc5a1f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #fc5a1f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #fc5a1f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #fc5a1f to White

This is a gradient from #fc5a1f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#fc5a1f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#fc5a1f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#fc5a1f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#fc5a1f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #fc5a1f to white.</div>

Gradient from #fc5a1f to Black

This is a gradient from #fc5a1f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#fc5a1f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#fc5a1f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#fc5a1f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#fc5a1f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #fc5a1f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #fc5a1f

In addition to using #fc5a1f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #fc5a1f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #fc5a1f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 252, Green = 90, Blue = 31). If you need details about the color coordinates of #fc5a1f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #fc5a1f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(252, 90, 31)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #fc5a1f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #fc5a1f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #fc5a1f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(252, 90, 31);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#fc5a1f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:252, green:90, blue:31, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:252 green:90 blue:31 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(252f, 90f, 31f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(252, 90, 31);
 

#fc5a1f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #fc5a1f the same way. For those with color blindness, #fc5a1f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #fc5a1f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #fc5a1f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #fc5a1f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #fc5a1f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #fc5a1f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #fc5a1f would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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