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#F06082 Color

#F06082 is rgb(240, 96, 130) in RGB, hsl(346, 83%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 46%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Watermelon (#F05C85), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F06082
HEX#F06082
RGBrgb(240, 96, 130)
HSLhsl(346, 83%, 66%)
HSVhsv(346, 60%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 46%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.179 8.7)
LABlab(60.89% 58.38 11.53)
LCHlch(60.89% 59.51 11.18)

What #F06082 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F06082, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#F06082 Channel Values

How #F06082 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 240 · G 96 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 83% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 60% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 46% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F06082 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F06082 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F06082

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F06082; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F06082

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F06082.

How #F06082 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F06082
Protanopia#888881
Protanomaly#BB7A81
Deuteranopia#A3A37C
Deuteranomaly#C78D7F
Tritanopia#EE6565
Tritanomaly#EF6372
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F06082 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f06082: #F06082;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F06082;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f06082': '#F06082' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.941, green: 0.376, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_f06082">#F06082</color>
SVG fillfill="#F06082"

More Red Colors

#F06082 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F06082 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F06082?

#F06082 is a light red — rgb(240, 96, 130) in RGB and hsl(346, 83%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Watermelon (#F05C85), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.18.

What is the RGB value of #F06082?

#F06082 is rgb(240, 96, 130) — red 240, green 96, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F06082?

#F06082 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 46%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F06082 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F06082 scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F06082 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F06082 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 16.59, which is visibly different.

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