What color is #FF6666?

#FF6666 is a light, vivid red known as Pompelmo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pompelmo?

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

What is the complementary color of Pompelmo?

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

Is black or white text better on #FF6666?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pompelmo color: hex code #FF6666

#FF6666 rgb(255, 102, 102)

Shades of red

Pompelmo has the hex code #FF6666. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 40% green and 40% blue (255, 102, 102).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

Pompelmo (#FF6666) color codes

HEX	`#FF6666`
RGB	`rgb(255, 102, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 40%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 60%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 60%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.12, 58.23, 30.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.12, 65.76, 27.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.394, 31.728, 16.144)`
Decimal	`16737894`
Short hex	`#F66`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pompelmo, 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 #FF6666	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF6666 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #FF6666 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff6666; }
.text { color: #ff6666; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff6666; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 102 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff6666, #ffb366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon.

See #FF6666 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF6666?: #FF6666 is a light, vivid red known as Pompelmo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pompelmo?: The RGB value is 255, 102, 102: 255 red, 102 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pompelmo?: The complementary color is #66FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF6666?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.