What color is #FD7C6E?

#FD7C6E is a light, vivid red known as Hipster Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hipster Salmon?

The RGB value is 253, 124, 110: 253 red, 124 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hipster Salmon?

The complementary color is #6EEFFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FD7C6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hipster Salmon color: hex code #FD7C6E

#FD7C6E rgb(253, 124, 110)

Shades of pink

Hipster Salmon has the hex code #FD7C6E. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 48.6% green and 43.1% blue (253, 124, 110).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 97% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 57% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

Hipster Salmon (#FD7C6E) color codes

HEX	`#FD7C6E`
RGB	`rgb(253, 124, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 48.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 97%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 57%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 57%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.85, 47.96, 30.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.85, 57.02, 32.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.534, 36.43, 19.119)`
Decimal	`16612462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hipster 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 #FD7C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FD7C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #FD7C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fd7c6e; }
.text { color: #fd7c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fd7c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 124 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fd7c6e, #fdc36e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FD7C6E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FD7C6E?: #FD7C6E is a light, vivid red known as Hipster Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hipster Salmon?: The RGB value is 253, 124, 110: 253 red, 124 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hipster Salmon?: The complementary color is #6EEFFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FD7C6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.