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#F74560 Color

#F74560 is rgb(247, 69, 96) in RGB, hsl(351, 92%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 61%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Fuchsia (#FE4164), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F74560
HEX#F74560
RGBrgb(247, 69, 96)
HSLhsl(351, 92%, 62%)
HSVhsv(351, 72%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 61%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.213 17)
LABlab(57.72% 68.69 27.39)
LCHlch(57.72% 73.95 21.74)

What #F74560 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 #F74560, 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.

#F74560 Channel Values

How #F74560 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 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 92% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 72% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 61% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.51:1 vs white · 5.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F74560 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 text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F74560 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F74560

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F74560; 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 #F74560

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 #F74560.

How #F74560 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#F74560
Protanopia#7E7E5E
Protanomaly#BB6C5F
Deuteranopia#9F9F56
Deuteranomaly#C8845A
Tritanopia#F64949
Tritanomaly#F64753
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F74560 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f74560: #F74560;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F74560;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f74560': '#F74560' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.969, green: 0.271, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_f74560">#F74560</color>
SVG fillfill="#F74560"

More Red Colors

#F74560 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F74560 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F74560?

#F74560 is a light red — rgb(247, 69, 96) in RGB and hsl(351, 92%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Fuchsia (#FE4164), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.63.

What is the RGB value of #F74560?

#F74560 is rgb(247, 69, 96) — red 247, green 69, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F74560?

#F74560 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 61%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F74560 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F74560 scores 3.51:1 against white and 5.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F74560 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F74560 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 13, which is visibly different.

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