#f16259

Color #f16259

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Salmon #fa8072 · ΔE 12.52 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#f16259

RGB

rgb(241, 98, 89)

HSL

hsl(3.6, 84.4%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.6, 63.1%, 94.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 59.3%, 63.1%, 5.5%)

LAB

lab(60.04, 54.45, 33.51)

LCH

lch(60.04, 63.94, 31.61)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.1781, 26.51)

HWB

hwb(3.6, 34.9%, 5.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59e8f1

Analogous

#f1599c

#f16259

#f1ae59

Triadic

#f16259

#59f162

#6259f1

Split-complementary

#f16259

#59f1ae

#599cf1

Tetradic

#f16259

#e8f159

#59e8f1

#6259f1

Square

#f16259

#9cf159

#59e8f1

#ae59f1

Shades

Color #f16259 mixed toward black.

#ed3226

#cb1c11

#98150d

#650e09

#330704

Tints

Color #f16259 mixed toward white.

#f37c75

#f69690

#f8b1ac

#facbc8

#fde5e3

Tones

Color #f16259 mixed toward gray.

#e46d66

#d87872

#cb847f

#be8f8c

#b29a98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c35b · ΔE 47.8

Deuteranopia

#cbd35c · ΔE 52.3

Tritanopia

#ec5d5d · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 26.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #f16259;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f16259]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#f16259 (#f16259) is rgb(241, 98, 89) in RGB.

No, #f16259 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #f16259, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast