What color is #FF6163?

#FF6163 is a light, vivid red known as Fusion Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fusion Red?

The RGB value is 255, 97, 99: 255 red, 97 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fusion Red?

The complementary color is #61FFFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF6163?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fusion Red color: hex code #FF6163

#FF6163 rgb(255, 97, 99)

Shades of red

Fusion Red has the hex code #FF6163. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 38% green and 38.8% blue (255, 97, 99).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 61% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

Fusion Red (#FF6163) color codes

HEX	`#FF6163`
RGB	`rgb(255, 97, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 38%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 61%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.27, 60.18, 31.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.27, 67.77, 27.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.771, 30.717, 15.215)`
Decimal	`16736611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fusion Red, 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 #FF6163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF6163 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #FF6163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff6163; }
.text { color: #ff6163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff6163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 97 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff6163, #ffae61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon.

See #FF6163 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF6163?: #FF6163 is a light, vivid red known as Fusion Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fusion Red?: The RGB value is 255, 97, 99: 255 red, 97 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fusion Red?: The complementary color is #61FFFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF6163?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.