#F8523F Color

#F8523F is rgb(248, 82, 63) in RGB, hsl(6, 93%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 75%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange-red (Crayola) (#FF5349), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8523F

HEX#F8523F

RGBrgb(248, 82, 63)

HSLhsl(6, 93%, 61%)

HSVhsv(6, 75%, 97%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 75%, 3%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.205 29.9)

LABlab(59.19% 63.42 47.69)

LCHlch(59.19% 79.35 36.94)

What #F8523F 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 #F8523F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Orange-red (Crayola)#FF5349ΔE 4.25 Tart Orange#FB4D46ΔE 4.66 Tomato#FF6347ΔE 5.56 Vermilion#E34234ΔE 6.37 Portland Orange#FF5A36ΔE 7.65 Deep Coral#FF4040ΔE 8.18

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#F8523F Channel Values

How #F8523F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 248 · G 82 · B 63	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 6° · S 93% · L 61%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 6° · S 75% · V 97%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 67% · Y 75% · K 3%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.35:1 vs white · 6.27:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8523F 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F8523F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8523F; 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 #F8523F

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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How #F8523F 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#F8523F

Protanopia#84843C

Protanomaly#BE733D

Deuteranopia#A3A32D

Deuteranomaly#CB8A35

Tritanopia#F95050

Tritanomaly#F8514A

Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #F8523F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f8523f: #F8523F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8523F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8523f': '#F8523F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.322, blue: 0.247)

Android XML<color name="color_f8523f">#F8523F</color>

SVG fillfill="#F8523F"

More Red Colors

#F8523F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

f88379 f7d4d4 f8b0be f7bfbe f8c4c4 f78fa7 fa8072 f70d1a fad6d6 f6d6de fadadd f6b1b1 ff0a33 ff617b ffb2a6 ffedeb 470000 700000 8a3324 a30f2d bd001f cc3336 dea5a4 eb5252

#F8523F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8523F?

#F8523F is a light red — rgb(248, 82, 63) in RGB and hsl(6, 93%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange-red (Crayola) (#FF5349), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.25.

What is the RGB value of #F8523F?

#F8523F is rgb(248, 82, 63) — red 248, green 82, and blue 63 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8523F?

#F8523F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 75%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8523F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8523F scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8523F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8523F 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 5.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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