What color is #FF7855?

#FF7855 is a light, vivid red known as Melon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Melon?

The RGB value is 255, 120, 85: 255 red, 120 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Melon?

The complementary color is #55DCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF7855?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Melon color: hex code #FF7855

#FF7855 rgb(255, 120, 85)

Shades of orange

Melon has the hex code #FF7855. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 47.1% green and 33.3% blue (255, 120, 85).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 67% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

Melon (#FF7855) color codes

HEX	`#FF7855`
RGB	`rgb(255, 120, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 47.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 67%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.02, 49, 43.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.02, 65.48, 41.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.601, 35.355, 12.805)`
Decimal	`16742485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Melon, 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 #FF7855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF7855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #FF7855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff7855; }
.text { color: #ff7855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff7855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 120 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff7855, #ffcd55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF7855 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF7855?: #FF7855 is a light, vivid red known as Melon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Melon?: The RGB value is 255, 120, 85: 255 red, 120 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Melon?: The complementary color is #55DCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF7855?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.