What color is #FF3F6A?

#FF3F6A is a light, vivid red known as Laser Trap. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Laser Trap?

The RGB value is 255, 63, 106: 255 red, 63 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Laser Trap?

The complementary color is #3FFFD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF3F6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Laser Trap color: hex code #FF3F6A

#FF3F6A rgb(255, 63, 106)

Shades of red

Laser Trap has the hex code #FF3F6A. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 24.7% green and 41.6% blue (255, 63, 106).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 100% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 58% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

Laser Trap (#FF3F6A) color codes

HEX	`#FF3F6A`
RGB	`rgb(255, 63, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 24.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 100%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 75%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 58%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, 72.93, 21.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 76, 16.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.624, 25.862, 16.222)`
Decimal	`16727914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Laser Trap, 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 #FF3F6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF3F6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #FF3F6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff3f6a; }
.text { color: #ff3f6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff3f6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 63 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff3f6a, #ff743f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

See #FF3F6A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF3F6A?: #FF3F6A is a light, vivid red known as Laser Trap. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Laser Trap?: The RGB value is 255, 63, 106: 255 red, 63 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Laser Trap?: The complementary color is #3FFFD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF3F6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.