What color is #FF917A?

#FF917A is a light, vivid red known as Coralistic. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Coralistic?

The RGB value is 255, 145, 122: 255 red, 145 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Coralistic?

The complementary color is #7AE8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF917A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Coralistic color: hex code #FF917A

#FF917A rgb(255, 145, 122)

Shades of red

Coralistic has the hex code #FF917A. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 56.9% green and 47.8% blue (255, 145, 122).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 52% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

Coralistic (#FF917A) color codes

HEX	`#FF917A`
RGB	`rgb(255, 145, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 56.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 100%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 52%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 52%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.5, 39.2, 30.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.5, 49.59, 37.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.882, 42.921, 23.803)`
Decimal	`16748922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Coralistic, 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 #FF917A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF917A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #FF917A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff917a; }
.text { color: #ff917a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff917a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 145 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff917a, #ffd37a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon.

See #FF917A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF917A?: #FF917A is a light, vivid red known as Coralistic. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Coralistic?: The RGB value is 255, 145, 122: 255 red, 145 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Coralistic?: The complementary color is #7AE8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF917A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.