Color

#F3668F

Vivid warm magenta. Nearest reference color: Cyclamen.

color HEX #F3668F on paletico.com

RGB

0–255
243
102
143

CMYK

0–100%
0%
58.02%
41.15%
4.71%

RGB describes how #F3668F is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 243, green 102 and blue 143.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 58.02%, yellow 41.15% and black 4.71%.

HSL values

H 342.55° S 85.45% L 67.65%

In the HSL color model, #F3668F has a hue of 342.55°, 85.45% saturation and 67.65% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Hue 342.55°
Saturation 85.45%
Lightness 67.65%

Color insight

#F3668F is a medium, warm magenta with vivid chroma.

Temperature
Warm
Lightness
Medium
Chroma
Vivid

Color formats

Copy #F3668F in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #F3668F
RGB rgb(243, 102, 143)
HSL hsl(342.55 85.45% 67.65%)
OKLCH oklch(0.696192 0.176505 4.7392)
CSS --color: #F3668F;

Tints of #F3668F

Tints are lighter variations of #F3668F. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

Shades of #F3668F

Shades are darker variations of #F3668F. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

Tones of #F3668F

Tones reduce the chroma of #F3668F, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

Tonal range of #F3668F

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #F3668F between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE8EC;
    --color-200: #FFC9D4;
    --color-300: #FFA9BC;
    --color-400: #FF84A4;
    --color-500: #F3668F;
    --color-600: #C03665;
    --color-700: #8A003E;
    --color-800: #4A001E;
    --color-900: #130004;
}

Colors that go with #F3668F

Color harmonies for #F3668F are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

CSS gradients with #F3668F

These gradients show how #F3668F moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #F3668F, #FB8FAA, #FFB6C6, #FFDBE2, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #F3668F, #A54360, #5E2334, #1F070E, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #F3668F, #C978DB, #8393F9, #11ABE1, #00B5A7);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #F3668F. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text
2.95:1
AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail
Black text
7.11:1
AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3054 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #F3668F as the background.

background-color: #F3668F;
color: #000000;

Using #F3668F in design

See how #F3668F works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background
Paletico Color in context

#F3668F used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent
Accent color

Use #F3668F to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action
Tonal pair
#FFC9D4
#F3668F
#4A001E

Colors similar to #F3668F

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #F3668F, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #F3668F may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #F3668F can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X
46.6745
Y
30.5458
Z
29.4192

CIELAB

L*
62.1223
a*
57.7385
b*
5.3971

OKLab

L
0.696192
a
0.175901
b
0.014583

OKLCH

L
0.696192
C
0.176505
H
4.7392°