What color is #FEA993?

#FEA993 is a light, vivid red known as Frozen Salmon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Frozen Salmon?

The RGB value is 254, 169, 147: 254 red, 169 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Frozen Salmon?

The complementary color is #93E8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEA993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Frozen Salmon color: hex code #FEA993

#FEA993 rgb(254, 169, 147)

Shades of orange

Frozen Salmon has the hex code #FEA993. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 66.3% green and 57.6% blue (254, 169, 147).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 98% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

Frozen Salmon (#FEA993) color codes

HEX	`#FEA993`
RGB	`rgb(254, 169, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 66.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 98%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 42%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 42%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.02, 28.77, 24.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.02, 37.59, 40.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.33, 51.558, 34.372)`
Decimal	`16689555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Frozen 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 #FEA993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEA993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #FEA993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fea993; }
.text { color: #fea993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fea993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 169 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fea993, #fedf93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Salmon.

See #FEA993 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FEA993?: #FEA993 is a light, vivid red known as Frozen Salmon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Frozen Salmon?: The RGB value is 254, 169, 147: 254 red, 169 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Frozen Salmon?: The complementary color is #93E8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEA993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.