Skip to content

#F9245A Color

#F9245A is rgb(249, 36, 90) in RGB, hsl(345, 95%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 64%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Radical Red (#FF355E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F9245A
HEX#F9245A
RGBrgb(249, 36, 90)
HSLhsl(345, 95%, 56%)
HSVhsv(345, 86%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 64%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(63.5% 0.239 15)
LABlab(55.03% 77.15 27.65)
LCHlch(55.03% 81.96 19.72)

What #F9245A 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 #F9245A, 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.

#F9245A Channel Values

How #F9245A 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 249 · G 36 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 95% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 86% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 64% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.87:1 vs white · 5.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F9245A 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 text3.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F9245A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F9245A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F9245A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #F9245A

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 #F9245A.

How #F9245A 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#F9245A
Protanopia#747458
Protanomaly#B95E59
Deuteranopia#9A9A4E
Deuteranomaly#C77C53
Tritanopia#F82F2F
Tritanomaly#F82B44
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F9245A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f9245a: #F9245A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F9245A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f9245a': '#F9245A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.141, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_f9245a">#F9245A</color>
SVG fillfill="#F9245A"

More Red Colors

#F9245A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F9245A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F9245A?

#F9245A is a mid-tone red — rgb(249, 36, 90) in RGB and hsl(345, 95%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Radical Red (#FF355E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.28.

What is the RGB value of #F9245A?

#F9245A is rgb(249, 36, 90) — red 249, green 36, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F9245A?

#F9245A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 64%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F9245A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F9245A scores 3.87:1 against white and 5.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F9245A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F9245A 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 12.12, which is visibly different.

Open #F9245A in a Tool

Keep exploring: every red in the color library, the guide to shades of red, or the full color library.