What color is #FA6E79?

#FA6E79 is a light, vivid red known as Begonia. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Begonia?

The RGB value is 250, 110, 121: 250 red, 110 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Begonia?

The complementary color is #6EFAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FA6E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Begonia color: hex code #FA6E79

#FA6E79 rgb(250, 110, 121)

Shades of pink

Begonia has the hex code #FA6E79. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 43.1% green and 47.5% blue (250, 110, 121).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 93% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 52% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

Begonia (#FA6E79) color codes

HEX	`#FA6E79`
RGB	`rgb(250, 110, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 43.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 93%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 56%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 52%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.05, 54.39, 20.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.05, 58.26, 21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.455, 32.862, 21.877)`
Decimal	`16412281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Begonia, 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 #FA6E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FA6E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	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 #FA6E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fa6e79; }
.text { color: #fa6e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa6e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 110 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fa6e79, #faa96e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

See #FA6E79 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FA6E79?: #FA6E79 is a light, vivid red known as Begonia. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Begonia?: The RGB value is 250, 110, 121: 250 red, 110 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Begonia?: The complementary color is #6EFAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FA6E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.