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#F53858 Color

#F53858 is rgb(245, 56, 88) in RGB, hsl(350, 90%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 77%, 64%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Radical Red (#FF355E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F53858
HEX#F53858
RGBrgb(245, 56, 88)
HSLhsl(350, 90%, 59%)
HSVhsv(350, 77%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 64%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.222 17.5)
LABlab(55.83% 71.60 29.63)
LCHlch(55.83% 77.49 22.48)

What #F53858 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 #F53858, 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.

#F53858 Channel Values

How #F53858 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 56 · B 888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 350° · S 90% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 350° · S 77% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 77% · Y 64% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.76:1 vs white · 5.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F53858 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 text3.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F53858 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F53858

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F53858; 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 #F53858

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 #F53858.

How #F53858 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#F53858
Protanopia#787856
Protanomaly#B86557
Deuteranopia#9B9B4D
Deuteranomaly#C67F51
Tritanopia#F43D3D
Tritanomaly#F43B49
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F53858 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f53858: #F53858;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F53858;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f53858': '#F53858' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.220, blue: 0.345)
Android XML<color name="color_f53858">#F53858</color>
SVG fillfill="#F53858"

More Red Colors

#F53858 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F53858 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F53858?

#F53858 is a mid-tone red — rgb(245, 56, 88) in RGB and hsl(350, 90%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Radical Red (#FF355E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.2.

What is the RGB value of #F53858?

#F53858 is rgb(245, 56, 88) — red 245, green 56, and blue 88 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F53858?

#F53858 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 77%, 64%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F53858 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F53858 scores 3.76:1 against white and 5.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F53858 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F53858 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 9.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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