What color is #F56961?

#F56961 is a light, vivid red known as Sriracha. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sriracha?

The RGB value is 245, 105, 97: 245 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sriracha?

The complementary color is #61EDF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F56961?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sriracha color: hex code #F56961

#F56961 rgb(245, 105, 97)

Shades of red

Sriracha has the hex code #F56961. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 41.2% green and 38% blue (245, 105, 97).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 88% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 60% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

Sriracha (#F56961) color codes

HEX	`#F56961`
RGB	`rgb(245, 105, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 41.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 88%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 60%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 60%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.98, 53.18, 31.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.98, 61.86, 30.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.869, 30.384, 14.809)`
Decimal	`16083297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sriracha, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F56961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F56961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F56961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f56961; }
.text { color: #f56961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f56961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 105 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f56961, #f5b361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon.

See #F56961 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F56961?: #F56961 is a light, vivid red known as Sriracha. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sriracha?: The RGB value is 245, 105, 97: 245 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sriracha?: The complementary color is #61EDF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F56961?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.