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#F35449 Color

#F35449 is rgb(243, 84, 73) in RGB, hsl(4, 88%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 70%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sunset Orange (#FD5E53), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F35449
HEX#F35449
RGBrgb(243, 84, 73)
HSLhsl(4, 88%, 62%)
HSVhsv(4, 70%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 70%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.197 27.7)
LABlab(58.70% 61.36 41.47)
LCHlch(58.70% 74.06 34.05)

What #F35449 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 #F35449, 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.

#F35449 Channel Values

How #F35449 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 243 · G 84 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 88% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 70% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 70% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.4:1 vs white · 6.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F35449 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 text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F35449

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F35449; 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 #F35449

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F35449.

How #F35449 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#F35449
Protanopia#838347
Protanomaly#BB7348
Deuteranopia#A1A13B
Deuteranomaly#C78941
Tritanopia#F35353
Tritanomaly#F3534F
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F35449 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f35449: #F35449;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F35449;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f35449': '#F35449' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.953, green: 0.329, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_f35449">#F35449</color>
SVG fillfill="#F35449"

More Red Colors

#F35449 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F35449 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F35449?

#F35449 is a light red — rgb(243, 84, 73) in RGB and hsl(4, 88%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sunset Orange (#FD5E53), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.53.

What is the RGB value of #F35449?

#F35449 is rgb(243, 84, 73) — red 243, green 84, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F35449?

#F35449 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 70%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F35449 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F35449 scores 3.4:1 against white and 6.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F35449 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F35449 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 7.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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