#FF3859 Color

#FF3859 is rgb(255, 56, 89) in RGB, hsl(350, 100%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 78%, 65%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sizzling Red (#FF3855), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF3859

HEX#FF3859

RGBrgb(255, 56, 89)

HSLhsl(350, 100%, 61%)

HSVhsv(350, 78%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 65%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.231 18)

LABlab(57.74% 74.40 31.90)

LCHlch(57.74% 80.95 23.21)

What #FF3859 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 #FF3859, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sizzling Red#FF3855ΔE 2.28 Radical Red#FF355EΔE 3.32 Red (Crayola)#EE204DΔE 5.34 Neon Fuchsia#FE4164ΔE 5.94 Spanish Crimson#E51A4CΔE 8.1 Red Salsa#FD3A4AΔE 8.28

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#FF3859 Channel Values

How #FF3859 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 255 · G 56 · B 89	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 350° · S 100% · L 61%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 350° · S 78% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 78% · Y 65% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.52:1 vs white · 5.96:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF3859 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 text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FF3859

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF3859; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #FF3859

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 #FF3859.

How #FF3859 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#FF3859

Protanopia#7D7D57

Protanomaly#BF6858

Deuteranopia#A1A14C

Deuteranomaly#CE8452

Tritanopia#FE3D3D

Tritanomaly#FE3B4A

Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF3859 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff3859: #FF3859;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF3859;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff3859': '#FF3859' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.220, blue: 0.349)

Android XML<color name="color_ff3859">#FF3859</color>

SVG fillfill="#FF3859"

More Red Colors

#FF3859 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ff386a ff3855 ff3c1a ff3838 ff4040 ff3800 ff425f ff355e ff4747 ff3366 ff4766 ff3333 ff8e7a ffd6d6 3c1414 603939 7e5e60 996666 b11226 c69f9f d9381e e62020 f3cfc6 fd0e35

#FF3859 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF3859?

#FF3859 is a light red — rgb(255, 56, 89) in RGB and hsl(350, 100%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sizzling Red (#FF3855), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.28.

What is the RGB value of #FF3859?

#FF3859 is rgb(255, 56, 89) — red 255, green 56, and blue 89 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF3859?

#FF3859 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 78%, 65%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF3859 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF3859 scores 3.52:1 against white and 5.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF3859 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF3859 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 10.95, which is visibly different.

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