What color is #FF6961?

#FF6961 is a light, vivid red known as Pastel Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pastel Red?

The RGB value is 255, 105, 97: 255 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pastel Red?

The complementary color is #61F7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF6961?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pastel Red color: hex code #FF6961

#FF6961 rgb(255, 105, 97)

Shades of red

Pastel Red has the hex code #FF6961. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 41.2% green and 38% blue (255, 105, 97).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 62% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

Pastel Red (#FF6961) color codes

HEX	`#FF6961`
RGB	`rgb(255, 105, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 41.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 62%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.53, 56.6, 33.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.53, 65.97, 30.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.454, 32.233, 14.977)`
Decimal	`16738657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pastel Red, 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 #FF6961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF6961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #FF6961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff6961; }
.text { color: #ff6961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff6961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 105 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff6961, #ffb861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon.

See #FF6961 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF6961?: #FF6961 is a light, vivid red known as Pastel Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pastel Red?: The RGB value is 255, 105, 97: 255 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pastel Red?: The complementary color is #61F7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF6961?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.