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#F56961 Sriracha

#F56961 is a light, vivid red named Sriracha. In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 41.2% green and 38.0% blue (rgb(245, 105, 97)). Its HSL value is 3° hue, 88% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 60% yellow and 4% black. #F56961 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.08:1.

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Variations of #F56961

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#F56961 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#F56961 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F56961 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 66% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AFA15E
  • Protanopia 63% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C835F
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1805E
  • Deuteranopia 66% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFA15E
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C6905E
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF4F68
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FE5F64
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B48C8B

#F56961 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.97:1 Very poor#F56961 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.08:1 Very good#F56961 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F56961 in CSS

/* Sriracha */
.color { color: #F56961; }
.background { background-color: #F56961; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F56961; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(245 105 97);
color: hsl(3 88% 67%);
color: oklch(0.693 0.174 25.9);

#F56961 FAQ

What color is #F56961?

#F56961 is a light, vivid red. Its closest named color is Sriracha. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F56961?

#F56961 is rgb(245, 105, 97) in RGB, hsl(3, 88%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 57%, 60%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F56961?

The complementary color of #F56961 is #61EDF5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F56961?

Black text has the best contrast on #F56961: 7.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F56961 a warm or cool color?

#F56961 is a warm color.