What color is #FE7B7C?

#FE7B7C is a light, vivid red known as Forbidden Fruit. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Forbidden Fruit?

The RGB value is 254, 123, 124: 254 red, 123 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Forbidden Fruit?

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

Is black or white text better on #FE7B7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Forbidden Fruit color: hex code #FE7B7C

#FE7B7C rgb(254, 123, 124)

Shades of pink

Forbidden Fruit has the hex code #FE7B7C. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 48.2% green and 48.6% blue (254, 123, 124).

Its hue angle is 360°, with 98% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 51% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

Forbidden Fruit (#FE7B7C) color codes

HEX	`#FE7B7C`
RGB	`rgb(254, 123, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 48.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(360, 98%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(360, 52%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 51%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.05, 49.91, 23.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.05, 55.1, 25.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.598, 36.698, 23.431)`
Decimal	`16677756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Forbidden Fruit, 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 #FE7B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FE7B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #FE7B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fe7b7c; }
.text { color: #fe7b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fe7b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 123 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fe7b7c, #febb7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FE7B7C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FE7B7C?: #FE7B7C is a light, vivid red known as Forbidden Fruit. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Forbidden Fruit?: The RGB value is 254, 123, 124: 254 red, 123 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Forbidden Fruit?: The complementary color is #7BFEFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FE7B7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.