Skip to content

#F3626A Color

#F3626A is rgb(243, 98, 106) in RGB, hsl(357, 86%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 56%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Carmine Pink (#E66771), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F3626A
HEX#F3626A
RGBrgb(243, 98, 106)
HSLhsl(357, 86%, 67%)
HSVhsv(357, 60%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 56%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.178 19.9)
LABlab(61.28% 57.14 25.99)
LCHlch(61.28% 62.77 24.46)

What #F3626A 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 #F3626A, 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.

#F3626A Channel Values

How #F3626A 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 98 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 357° · S 86% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 357° · S 60% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 56% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.1:1 vs white · 6.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F3626A 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 text3.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F3626A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F3626A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F3626A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #F3626A

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 #F3626A.

How #F3626A 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#F3626A
Protanopia#8A8A69
Protanomaly#BD7C69
Deuteranopia#A5A562
Deuteranomaly#C98F65
Tritanopia#F36363
Tritanomaly#F36366
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F3626A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f3626a: #F3626A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F3626A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f3626a': '#F3626A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.953, green: 0.384, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_f3626a">#F3626A</color>
SVG fillfill="#F3626A"

More Red Colors

#F3626A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F3626A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F3626A?

#F3626A is a light red — rgb(243, 98, 106) in RGB and hsl(357, 86%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Carmine Pink (#E66771), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #F3626A?

#F3626A is rgb(243, 98, 106) — red 243, green 98, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F3626A?

#F3626A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 56%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F3626A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F3626A scores 3.1:1 against white and 6.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F3626A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F3626A 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 13.07, which is visibly different.

Open #F3626A in a Tool

Keep exploring: every red in the color library, the guide to shades of red, or the full color library.