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#F36298 Color

#F36298 is rgb(243, 98, 152) in RGB, hsl(338, 86%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 37%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Pink (#FD6C9E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F36298
HEX#F36298
RGBrgb(243, 98, 152)
HSLhsl(338, 86%, 67%)
HSVhsv(338, 60%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 37%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.184 359.9)
LABlab(62.17% 60.09 0.70)
LCHlch(62.17% 60.10 0.67)

What #F36298 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 #F36298, 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 pink in the library.

#F36298 Channel Values

How #F36298 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 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 86% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 60% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 37% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3:1 vs white · 7.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F36298 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 text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F36298

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F36298; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F36298

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 #F36298.

How #F36298 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#F36298
Protanopia#8A8A97
Protanomaly#BD7C98
Deuteranopia#A5A593
Deuteranomaly#C98F95
Tritanopia#F06B6B
Tritanomaly#F1677F
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F36298 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f36298: #F36298;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F36298;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f36298': '#F36298' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.953, green: 0.384, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_f36298">#F36298</color>
SVG fillfill="#F36298"

More Pink Colors

#F36298 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F36298 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F36298?

#F36298 is a light pink — rgb(243, 98, 152) in RGB and hsl(338, 86%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Pink (#FD6C9E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.72.

What is the RGB value of #F36298?

#F36298 is rgb(243, 98, 152) — red 243, green 98, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F36298?

#F36298 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 37%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F36298 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F36298 scores 3:1 against white and 7.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F36298 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F36298 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 11.43, which is visibly different.

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