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#F50549 Color

#F50549 is rgb(245, 5, 73) in RGB, hsl(343, 96%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 70%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red (Crayola) (#EE204D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F50549
HEX#F50549
RGBrgb(245, 5, 73)
HSLhsl(343, 96%, 49%)
HSVhsv(343, 98%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 70%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.245 18)
LABlab(52.76% 79.07 34.87)
LCHlch(52.76% 86.42 23.80)

What #F50549 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 #F50549, 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.

#F50549 Channel Values

How #F50549 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 245 · G 5 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 96% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 98% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 70% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.2:1 vs white · 5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F50549 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 text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F50549 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F50549

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F50549; 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 #F50549

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 #F50549.

How #F50549 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#F50549
Protanopia#6E6E47
Protanomaly#B55748
Deuteranopia#969639
Deuteranomaly#C37640
Tritanopia#F41919
Tritanomaly#F41332
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F50549 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f50549: #F50549;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F50549;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f50549': '#F50549' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.020, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_f50549">#F50549</color>
SVG fillfill="#F50549"

More Pink Colors

#F50549 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F50549 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F50549?

#F50549 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(245, 5, 73) in RGB and hsl(343, 96%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red (Crayola) (#EE204D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.53.

What is the RGB value of #F50549?

#F50549 is rgb(245, 5, 73) — red 245, green 5, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F50549?

#F50549 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 70%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F50549 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F50549 scores 4.2:1 against white and 5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F50549 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F50549 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 9.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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