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#F57070 Color

#F57070 is rgb(245, 112, 112) in RGB, hsl(0, 87%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 54%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Carmine Pink (#E66771), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F57070
HEX#F57070
RGBrgb(245, 112, 112)
HSLhsl(0, 87%, 70%)
HSVhsv(0, 54%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 54%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.164 22.2)
LABlab(64.09% 52.07 26.28)
LCHlch(64.09% 58.33 26.78)

What #F57070 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 #F57070, 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.

#F57070 Channel Values

How #F57070 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 112 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 87% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 54% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 54% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.82:1 vs white · 7.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F57070 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 text2.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F57070

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F57070; 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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Tints & Shades of #F57070

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 #F57070.

How #F57070 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#F57070
Protanopia#93936F
Protanomaly#C2866F
Deuteranopia#ACAC69
Deuteranomaly#CD976C
Tritanopia#F57070
Tritanomaly#F57070
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F57070 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f57070: #F57070;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F57070;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f57070': '#F57070' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.439, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_f57070">#F57070</color>
SVG fillfill="#F57070"

More Red Colors

#F57070 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F57070 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F57070?

#F57070 is a light red — rgb(245, 112, 112) in RGB and hsl(0, 87%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Carmine Pink (#E66771), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.42.

What is the RGB value of #F57070?

#F57070 is rgb(245, 112, 112) — red 245, green 112, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F57070?

#F57070 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 54%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F57070 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F57070 scores 2.82:1 against white and 7.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F57070 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F57070 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 7.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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