What color is #F36486?

#F36486 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Jellyfish Sting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F36486?

The RGB value is 243, 100, 134: 243 red, 100 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F36486?

The complementary color is #64F3D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F36486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F36486 color

#F36486 rgb(243, 100, 134)

Shades of red

The hex color #F36486 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 39.2% green and 52.5% blue (243, 100, 134).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 86% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 45% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Jellyfish Sting (#EE6688), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#F36486 color codes

HEX	`#F36486`
RGB	`rgb(243, 100, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 39.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 86%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 59%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 45%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.56, 57.74, 9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.56, 58.56, 9.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.826, 29.896, 25.907)`
Decimal	`15950982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F36486, 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 #F36486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F36486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #F36486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f36486; }
.text { color: #f36486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f36486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 100 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f36486, #f38964); }

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Questions

What color is #F36486?: #F36486 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Jellyfish Sting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F36486?: The RGB value is 243, 100, 134: 243 red, 100 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F36486?: The complementary color is #64F3D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F36486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.