What color is #F97272?

#F97272 is a light, vivid red known as Georgia Peach. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Georgia Peach?

The RGB value is 249, 114, 114: 249 red, 114 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Georgia Peach?

The complementary color is #72F9F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F97272?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Georgia Peach color: hex code #F97272

#F97272 rgb(249, 114, 114)

Shades of pink

Georgia Peach has the hex code #F97272. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 44.7% green and 44.7% blue (249, 114, 114).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 92% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 54% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

Georgia Peach (#F97272) color codes

HEX	`#F97272`
RGB	`rgb(249, 114, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 44.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 92%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 54%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 54%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, 51.62, 25.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 57.53, 26.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.125, 33.395, 19.828)`
Decimal	`16347762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Georgia Peach, 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 #F97272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F97272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #F97272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f97272; }
.text { color: #f97272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f97272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 114 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f97272, #f9b572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

See #F97272 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F97272?: #F97272 is a light, vivid red known as Georgia Peach. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Georgia Peach?: The RGB value is 249, 114, 114: 249 red, 114 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Georgia Peach?: The complementary color is #72F9F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F97272?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.