What color is #ED8666?

#ED8666 is a light, moderate red known as Peachy Feeling. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Peachy Feeling?

The RGB value is 237, 134, 102: 237 red, 134 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Peachy Feeling?

The complementary color is #66CDED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ED8666?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Peachy Feeling color: hex code #ED8666

#ED8666 rgb(237, 134, 102)

Shades of orange

Peachy Feeling has the hex code #ED8666. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 52.5% green and 40% blue (237, 134, 102).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 79% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 57% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

Peachy Feeling (#ED8666) color codes

HEX	`#ED8666`
RGB	`rgb(237, 134, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 52.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 79%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 57%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 57%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.53, 36.39, 34.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.53, 50.07, 43.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.852, 36.019, 17.105)`
Decimal	`15566438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Peachy Feeling, 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 #ED8666	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ED8666 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #ED8666 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ed8666; }
.text { color: #ed8666; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ed8666; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 134 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ed8666, #edca66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

See #ED8666 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ED8666?: #ED8666 is a light, moderate red known as Peachy Feeling. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Peachy Feeling?: The RGB value is 237, 134, 102: 237 red, 134 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Peachy Feeling?: The complementary color is #66CDED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ED8666?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.