What color is #FD8F79?

#FD8F79 is a light, vivid red known as Kissable. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kissable?

The RGB value is 253, 143, 121: 253 red, 143 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kissable?

The complementary color is #79E7FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FD8F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kissable color: hex code #FD8F79

#FD8F79 rgb(253, 143, 121)

Shades of red

Kissable has the hex code #FD8F79. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 56.1% green and 47.5% blue (253, 143, 121).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 97% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 52% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

Kissable (#FD8F79) color codes

HEX	`#FD8F79`
RGB	`rgb(253, 143, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 56.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 97%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 52%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 52%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.81, 39.38, 29.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.81, 49.49, 37.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.785, 41.913, 23.343)`
Decimal	`16617337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kissable, 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 #FD8F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FD8F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #FD8F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fd8f79; }
.text { color: #fd8f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fd8f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 143 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fd8f79, #fdd179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon.

See #FD8F79 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FD8F79?: #FD8F79 is a light, vivid red known as Kissable. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kissable?: The RGB value is 253, 143, 121: 253 red, 143 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kissable?: The complementary color is #79E7FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FD8F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.