#F06F5C Color

#F06F5C is rgb(240, 111, 92) in RGB, hsl(8, 83%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 62%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bittersweet (#FE6F5E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F06F5C

HEX#F06F5C

RGBrgb(240, 111, 92)

HSLhsl(8, 83%, 65%)

HSVhsv(8, 62%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 62%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.163 30.3)

LABlab(62.87% 49.73 35.71)

LCHlch(62.87% 61.22 35.68)

What #F06F5C 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 #F06F5C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bittersweet#FE6F5EΔE 5.92 Living Coral#FF6F61ΔE 6.08 Terracotta#E2725BΔE 7.05 Burnt Sienna#E97451ΔE 7.6 Fire Opal#E95C4BΔE 7.8 Salmon#FA8072ΔE 8.07

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#F06F5C Channel Values

How #F06F5C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 240 · G 111 · B 92	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 8° · S 83% · L 65%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 8° · S 62% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 54% · Y 62% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.94:1 vs white · 7.13:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F06F5C 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 text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F06F5C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F06F5C; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #F06F5C

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

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How #F06F5C 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#F06F5C

Protanopia#90905B

Protanomaly#BE845B

Deuteranopia#A9A953

Deuteranomaly#C99557

Tritanopia#F16D6D

Tritanomaly#F06E67

Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #F06F5C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f06f5c: #F06F5C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F06F5C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f06f5c': '#F06F5C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.941, green: 0.435, blue: 0.361)

Android XML<color name="color_f06f5c">#F06F5C</color>

SVG fillfill="#F06F5C"

More Red Colors

#F06F5C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#F06F5C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F06F5C?

#F06F5C is a light red — rgb(240, 111, 92) in RGB and hsl(8, 83%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bittersweet (#FE6F5E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #F06F5C?

#F06F5C is rgb(240, 111, 92) — red 240, green 111, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F06F5C?

#F06F5C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 62%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F06F5C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F06F5C scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F06F5C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F06F5C 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 8.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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