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#F44853 Color

#F44853 is rgb(244, 72, 83) in RGB, hsl(356, 89%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 66%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sizzling Red (#FF3855), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F44853
HEX#F44853
RGBrgb(244, 72, 83)
HSLhsl(356, 89%, 62%)
HSVhsv(356, 70%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 66%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.208 21.8)
LABlab(57.36% 66.31 34.36)
LCHlch(57.36% 74.68 27.39)

What #F44853 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 #F44853, 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.

#F44853 Channel Values

How #F44853 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 244 · G 72 · B 838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 89% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 70% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 70% · Y 66% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.56:1 vs white · 5.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F44853 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 text3.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F44853

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F44853; 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 #F44853

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 #F44853.

How #F44853 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#F44853
Protanopia#7E7E51
Protanomaly#B96C52
Deuteranopia#9E9E47
Deuteranomaly#C6844C
Tritanopia#F44949
Tritanomaly#F4494D
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F44853 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f44853: #F44853;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F44853;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f44853': '#F44853' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.282, blue: 0.325)
Android XML<color name="color_f44853">#F44853</color>
SVG fillfill="#F44853"

More Red Colors

#F44853 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F44853 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F44853?

#F44853 is a light red — rgb(244, 72, 83) in RGB and hsl(356, 89%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sizzling Red (#FF3855), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #F44853?

#F44853 is rgb(244, 72, 83) — red 244, green 72, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F44853?

#F44853 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 66%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F44853 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F44853 scores 3.56:1 against white and 5.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F44853 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F44853 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.77, which is visibly different.

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