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#FC522C

#fc522c ≈ Orange Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fc522c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 32.16% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.46% magenta, 82.54% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 10.96°, with 97.2% saturation and 58.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orange Red (#ff4500), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.2691

Complementary

  1. #fc522c
  2. #2cd6fc

Split complementary

  1. #fc522c
  2. #2cfcba
  3. #2c6efc

Analogous

  1. #fc2c6e
  2. #fc522c
  3. #fcba2c

Triadic

  1. #fc522c
  2. #2cfc52
  3. #522cfc

Tetradic

  1. #fc522c
  2. #d6fc2c
  3. #2cd6fc
  4. #522cfc

Square

  1. #fc522c
  2. #6efc2c
  3. #2cd6fc
  4. #ba2cfc

Monochromatic

  1. #8d1b02
  2. #d82a03
  3. #fc522c
  4. #fd9077
  5. #fecec3

Shades

#fc522c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc522c
  2. #e34a28
  3. #ca4223
  4. #b0391f
  5. #97311a
  6. #7e2916
  7. #652112
  8. #4c190d
  9. #321009
  10. #190804
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc522c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc522c
  2. #fc6341
  3. #fd7556
  4. #fd866b
  5. #fd9780
  6. #fea996
  7. #febaab
  8. #fecbc0
  9. #fedcd5
  10. #ffeeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc522c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc522c
  2. #f05734
  3. #e35b3d
  4. #d76045
  5. #ca644e
  6. #be6956
  7. #b26e5e
  8. #a57267
  9. #99776f
  10. #8c7b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c47a73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #847625 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9c23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff124b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c06928 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d28427 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff3641 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc522c {
  color: #fc522c;
}
Background
.bg-fc522c {
  background-color: #fc522c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc522c {
  border: 2px solid #fc522c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc522c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 82 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 97% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc522c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc522c, #fcba2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc522c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 82 44 / 0.35);
}

#ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 4.05 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.08 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 4.30 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 4.89 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 4.91 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.99 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 5.24 #03add3 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Orange Red
#fc522c  rgb(252, 82, 44)  hsl(11, 97%, 58%)  Orange Red
#2cd6fc  rgb(44, 214, 252)  hsl(191, 97%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#2cfc52  rgb(44, 252, 82)  hsl(131, 97%, 58%)  Lime
#522cfc  rgb(82, 44, 252)  hsl(251, 97%, 58%)  Han Purple