Information about #FD5C1C color

#FD5C1C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FD5C1C is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(253, 92, 28) — 99.2% red, 36.1% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 63 / 88 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength warm orange, #FD5C1C carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Giants Orange (#FE5A1D). Slightly further away sit Brave Orange (#FF631C) and Flesh Ochre (#FF5721).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(253, 92, 28)), which gives #FD5C1C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FD5C1C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FD5C1C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FD5C1C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FD5C1C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FD5C1C
  • RGB253, 92, 28
  • CMYK0, 63, 88, 1
  • CSSrgb(253, 92, 28)
  • HSL17°, 98%, 55%
  • HSL Precise17.067°, 98.253%, 55.098%
  • HSV17°, 89%, 99%
  • HSB17°, 89%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.992, 0.361, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.992, 0.361, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.992, 0.361, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFD5C1C
  • DECIMAL ID16604188
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01