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#F7453B Color

#F7453B is rgb(247, 69, 59) in RGB, hsl(3, 92%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 76%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Coral (#FF4040), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F7453B
HEX#F7453B
RGBrgb(247, 69, 59)
HSLhsl(3, 92%, 60%)
HSVhsv(3, 76%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 76%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.216 28)
LABlab(57.29% 67.47 47.83)
LCHlch(57.29% 82.71 35.33)

What #F7453B 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 #F7453B, 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.

#F7453B Channel Values

How #F7453B 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 247 · G 69 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 3° · S 92% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 3° · S 76% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 76% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.58:1 vs white · 5.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F7453B 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 text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F7453B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F7453B; 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 #F7453B

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F7453B.

How #F7453B 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#F7453B
Protanopia#7E7E38
Protanomaly#BB6C39
Deuteranopia#9F9F26
Deuteranomaly#C88430
Tritanopia#F74444
Tritanomaly#F74440
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F7453B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f7453b: #F7453B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F7453B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f7453b': '#F7453B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.969, green: 0.271, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_f7453b">#F7453B</color>
SVG fillfill="#F7453B"

More Red Colors

#F7453B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F7453B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F7453B?

#F7453B is a light red — rgb(247, 69, 59) in RGB and hsl(3, 92%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Coral (#FF4040), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #F7453B?

#F7453B is rgb(247, 69, 59) — red 247, green 69, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F7453B?

#F7453B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 76%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F7453B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F7453B scores 3.58:1 against white and 5.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F7453B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F7453B 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 9.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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