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#F56456 Color

#F56456 is rgb(245, 100, 86) in RGB, hsl(5, 89%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 65%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bittersweet (#FE6F5E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F56456
HEX#F56456
RGBrgb(245, 100, 86)
HSLhsl(5, 89%, 65%)
HSVhsv(5, 65%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 65%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.181 28.2)
LABlab(61.67% 56.06 37.81)
LCHlch(61.67% 67.62 34.00)

What #F56456 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 #F56456, 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.

#F56456 Channel Values

How #F56456 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 100 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 5° · S 89% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 5° · S 65% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 65% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.07:1 vs white · 6.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F56456 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 text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F56456

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F56456; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #F56456

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

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How #F56456 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#F56456
Protanopia#8C8C54
Protanomaly#BF7E55
Deuteranopia#A7A74B
Deuteranomaly#CB9150
Tritanopia#F66262
Tritanomaly#F5635E
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F56456 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f56456: #F56456;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F56456;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f56456': '#F56456' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.392, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_f56456">#F56456</color>
SVG fillfill="#F56456"

More Red Colors

#F56456 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F56456 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F56456?

#F56456 is a light red — rgb(245, 100, 86) in RGB and hsl(5, 89%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bittersweet (#FE6F5E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.63.

What is the RGB value of #F56456?

#F56456 is rgb(245, 100, 86) — red 245, green 100, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F56456?

#F56456 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 65%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F56456 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F56456 scores 3.07:1 against white and 6.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F56456 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F56456 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 10.68, which is visibly different.

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