What color is #FD5956?

#FD5956 is a light, vivid red known as Grapefruit. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Grapefruit?

The RGB value is 253, 89, 86: 253 red, 89 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Grapefruit?

The complementary color is #56FAFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FD5956?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Grapefruit color: hex code #FD5956

#FD5956 rgb(253, 89, 86)

Shades of red

Grapefruit has the hex code #FD5956. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 34.9% green and 33.7% blue (253, 89, 86).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 98% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 66% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

Grapefruit (#FD5956) color codes

HEX	`#FD5956`
RGB	`rgb(253, 89, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 34.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 98%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 66%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 66%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.52, 62.06, 36.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.52, 71.86, 30.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.765, 28.706, 11.933)`
Decimal	`16603478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Grapefruit, 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 #FD5956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FD5956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	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 #FD5956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fd5956; }
.text { color: #fd5956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fd5956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 89 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fd5956, #fdad56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tomato.

See #FD5956 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FD5956?: #FD5956 is a light, vivid red known as Grapefruit. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Grapefruit?: The RGB value is 253, 89, 86: 253 red, 89 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Grapefruit?: The complementary color is #56FAFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FD5956?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.