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#F98985 Color

#F98985 is rgb(249, 137, 133) in RGB, hsl(2, 91%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 47%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Coral (#F08080), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F98985
HEX#F98985
RGBrgb(249, 137, 133)
HSLhsl(2, 91%, 75%)
HSVhsv(2, 47%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 47%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.137 23)
LABlab(69.78% 43.16 22.16)
LCHlch(69.78% 48.52 27.18)

What #F98985 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 #F98985, 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.

#F98985 Channel Values

How #F98985 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 137 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 2° · S 91% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 2° · S 47% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 47% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F98985 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F98985 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F98985

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F98985; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #F98985

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 #F98985.

How #F98985 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#F98985
Protanopia#A4A484
Protanomaly#CB9A85
Deuteranopia#B8B880
Deuteranomaly#D5A782
Tritanopia#F98989
Tritanomaly#F98987
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F98985 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f98985: #F98985;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F98985;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f98985': '#F98985' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.537, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_f98985">#F98985</color>
SVG fillfill="#F98985"

More Red Colors

#F98985 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F98985 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F98985?

#F98985 is a light red — rgb(249, 137, 133) in RGB and hsl(2, 91%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Coral (#F08080), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.6.

What is the RGB value of #F98985?

#F98985 is rgb(249, 137, 133) — red 249, green 137, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F98985?

#F98985 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 47%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F98985 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F98985 scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F98985 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F98985 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 lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 3.6, which is very hard to tell apart.

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