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#F08666 Color

#F08666 is rgb(240, 134, 102) in RGB, hsl(14, 82%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 57%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Terracotta (#E2725B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F08666
HEX#F08666
RGBrgb(240, 134, 102)
HSLhsl(14, 82%, 67%)
HSVhsv(14, 57%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 57%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.138 37.6)
LABlab(67.49% 39.34 35.88)
LCHlch(67.49% 53.25 42.36)

What #F08666 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 #F08666, 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.

#F08666 Channel Values

How #F08666 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 134 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 82% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 57% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 57% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.53:1 vs white · 8.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F08666 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 text2.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F08666

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F08666; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #F08666

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 #F08666.

How #F08666 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#F08666
Protanopia#9F9F65
Protanomaly#C59665
Deuteranopia#B2B25F
Deuteranomaly#CEA362
Tritanopia#F28282
Tritanomaly#F18478
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F08666 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f08666: #F08666;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F08666;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f08666': '#F08666' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.941, green: 0.525, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_f08666">#F08666</color>
SVG fillfill="#F08666"

More Red Colors

#F08666 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F08666 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F08666?

#F08666 is a light red — rgb(240, 134, 102) in RGB and hsl(14, 82%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Terracotta (#E2725B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.52.

What is the RGB value of #F08666?

#F08666 is rgb(240, 134, 102) — red 240, green 134, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F08666?

#F08666 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 57%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F08666 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F08666 scores 2.53:1 against white and 8.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F08666 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F08666 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 9.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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