What color is #F35D5F?

#F35D5F is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Coral Commander. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F35D5F?

The RGB value is 243, 93, 95: 243 red, 93 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F35D5F?

The complementary color is #5DF3F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F35D5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F35D5F color

#F35D5F rgb(243, 93, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #F35D5F is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 36.5% green and 37.3% blue (243, 93, 95).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 86% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 61% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Coral Commander (#EE6666), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#F35D5F color codes

HEX	`#F35D5F`
RGB	`rgb(243, 93, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 36.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 86%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 62%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 61%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.63, 57.68, 29.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.63, 64.86, 27.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.946, 27.715, 13.912)`
Decimal	`15949151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F35D5F, 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 #F35D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F35D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	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 #F35D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f35d5f; }
.text { color: #f35d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f35d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 93 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f35d5f, #f3a65d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #F35D5F?: #F35D5F is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Coral Commander. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F35D5F?: The RGB value is 243, 93, 95: 243 red, 93 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F35D5F?: The complementary color is #5DF3F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F35D5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.