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#F45799 Color

#F45799 is rgb(244, 87, 153) in RGB, hsl(335, 88%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 37%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Rose (#F64A8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F45799
HEX#F45799
RGBrgb(244, 87, 153)
HSLhsl(335, 88%, 65%)
HSVhsv(335, 64%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 37%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.2 357.9)
LABlab(60.69% 64.83 -1.99)
LCHlch(60.69% 64.86 358.24)

What #F45799 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 #F45799, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Rose#F64A8AΔE 7.74French Pink#FD6C9EΔE 8.31Fandango Pink#DE5285ΔE 8.97Medium Pink#FE6E9FΔE 8.99Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 9.37Strawberry#FC5A8DΔE 9.41

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#F45799 Channel Values

How #F45799 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 87 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 88% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 64% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 37% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.15:1 vs white · 6.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F45799 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 text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F45799 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F45799

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F45799; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F45799
Complementary
#57F4B3
Analogous
#F457E7
Analogous
#F46457
Triadic
#99F457
Triadic
#5799F4
Split comp.
#57F464
Split comp.
#57E7F4

Tints & Shades of #F45799

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

#F66FA7
#F782B3
#F99AC2
#FAB2D0
#FCCADF
#FDDDEB

Shades

#F22C7E
#E60F68
#BB0C55
#900941
#65062E
#3E041C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F45799.

How #F45799 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#F45799
Protanopia#858598
Protanomaly#BC7599
Deuteranopia#A2A294
Deuteranomaly#C88A96
Tritanopia#F16363
Tritanomaly#F25E7C
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #F45799 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f45799: #F45799;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F45799;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f45799': '#F45799' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.341, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_f45799">#F45799</color>
SVG fillfill="#F45799"

More Pink Colors

#F45799 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#F45799 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F45799?

#F45799 is a light pink — rgb(244, 87, 153) in RGB and hsl(335, 88%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Rose (#F64A8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.74.

What is the RGB value of #F45799?

#F45799 is rgb(244, 87, 153) — red 244, green 87, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F45799?

#F45799 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 37%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F45799 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F45799 scores 3.15:1 against white and 6.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F45799 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F45799 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 9.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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