What color is #FE486C?

#FE486C is a light, vivid red known as Infrared. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Infrared?

The RGB value is 254, 72, 108: 254 red, 72 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Infrared?

The complementary color is #48FEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FE486C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Infrared color: hex code #FE486C

#FE486C rgb(254, 72, 108)

Shades of red

Infrared has the hex code #FE486C. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 28.2% green and 42.4% blue (254, 72, 108).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 99% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 57% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

Infrared (#FE486C) color codes

HEX	`#FE486C`
RGB	`rgb(254, 72, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 28.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 99%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 72%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 57%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.78, 69.94, 21.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.78, 73.13, 16.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.902, 26.795, 16.939)`
Decimal	`16664684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Infrared, 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 #FE486C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FE486C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #FE486C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fe486c; }
.text { color: #fe486c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fe486c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 72 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fe486c, #fe7f48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

See #FE486C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FE486C?: #FE486C is a light, vivid red known as Infrared. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Infrared?: The RGB value is 254, 72, 108: 254 red, 72 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Infrared?: The complementary color is #48FEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FE486C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.