What color is #FA7069?

#FA7069 is a light, vivid red known as Flirty Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Flirty Salmon?

The RGB value is 250, 112, 105: 250 red, 112 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Flirty Salmon?

The complementary color is #69F3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FA7069?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Flirty Salmon color: hex code #FA7069

#FA7069 rgb(250, 112, 105)

Shades of red

Flirty Salmon has the hex code #FA7069. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 43.9% green and 41.2% blue (250, 112, 105).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 94% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 58% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

Flirty Salmon (#FA7069) color codes

HEX	`#FA7069`
RGB	`rgb(250, 112, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 43.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 94%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 58%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 58%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.11, 52.24, 30)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.11, 60.24, 29.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.772, 32.938, 17.204)`
Decimal	`16412777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Flirty Salmon, 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 #FA7069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FA7069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #FA7069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fa7069; }
.text { color: #fa7069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa7069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 112 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fa7069, #fab869); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon.

See #FA7069 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FA7069?: #FA7069 is a light, vivid red known as Flirty Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Flirty Salmon?: The RGB value is 250, 112, 105: 250 red, 112 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Flirty Salmon?: The complementary color is #69F3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FA7069?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.