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#F56861 Color

#F56861 is rgb(245, 104, 97) in RGB, hsl(3, 88%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 60%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Red (#FF6961), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F56861
HEX#F56861
RGBrgb(245, 104, 97)
HSLhsl(3, 88%, 67%)
HSVhsv(3, 60%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 60%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.175 25.5)
LABlab(62.48% 54.83 32.67)
LCHlch(62.48% 63.82 30.79)

What #F56861 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 #F56861, 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.

#F56861 Channel Values

How #F56861 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 104 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 3° · S 88% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 3° · S 60% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 60% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.98:1 vs white · 7.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F56861 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 text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F56861

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F56861; 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 #F56861

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 #F56861.

How #F56861 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#F56861
Protanopia#8E8E60
Protanomaly#C08160
Deuteranopia#A9A958
Deuteranomaly#CC935C
Tritanopia#F56767
Tritanomaly#F56765
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F56861 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f56861: #F56861;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F56861;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f56861': '#F56861' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.408, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_f56861">#F56861</color>
SVG fillfill="#F56861"

More Red Colors

#F56861 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F56861 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F56861?

#F56861 is a light red — rgb(245, 104, 97) in RGB and hsl(3, 88%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Red (#FF6961), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #F56861?

#F56861 is rgb(245, 104, 97) — red 245, green 104, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F56861?

#F56861 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 60%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F56861 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F56861 scores 2.98:1 against white and 7.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F56861 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F56861 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 10.12, which is visibly different.

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