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#F26845 Color

#F26845 is rgb(242, 104, 69) in RGB, hsl(12, 87%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 71%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Outrageous Orange (#FF6E4A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F26845
HEX#F26845
RGBrgb(242, 104, 69)
HSLhsl(12, 87%, 61%)
HSVhsv(12, 71%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 71%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.178 35.4)
LABlab(61.69% 52.68 46.78)
LCHlch(61.69% 70.45 41.61)

What #F26845 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 #F26845, 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.

#F26845 Channel Values

How #F26845 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 242 · G 104 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 12° · S 87% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 12° · S 71% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 57% · Y 71% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.07:1 vs white · 6.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F26845 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 text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F26845

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F26845; 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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Tints & Shades of #F26845

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F26845.

How #F26845 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#F26845
Protanopia#8D8D43
Protanomaly#BE8044
Deuteranopia#A7A737
Deuteranomaly#C9923D
Tritanopia#F36464
Tritanomaly#F36659
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F26845 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f26845: #F26845;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F26845;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f26845': '#F26845' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.949, green: 0.408, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_f26845">#F26845</color>
SVG fillfill="#F26845"

More Red Colors

#F26845 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F26845 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F26845?

#F26845 is a light red — rgb(242, 104, 69) in RGB and hsl(12, 87%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Outrageous Orange (#FF6E4A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.1.

What is the RGB value of #F26845?

#F26845 is rgb(242, 104, 69) — red 242, green 104, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F26845?

#F26845 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 71%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F26845 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F26845 scores 3.07:1 against white and 6.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F26845 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F26845 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 6.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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