Close to Salmon Orange
#FC915E
#FC915E is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Salmon Orange. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 56.9% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 19°, with 96% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FC915E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.25:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.35:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.25:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.35:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FC915E as they’d see it.
#FC915E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FC915E
What color is #FC915E?
#FC915E is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Salmon Orange. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 56.9% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 19°, with 96% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FC915E in RGB?
#FC915E is rgb(252, 145, 94): 252 red, 145 green, and 94 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FC915E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 42, 63, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FC915E?
PANTONE 1565 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FC915E?
Its complement #34B9F0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.