What color is #F26E54?

#F26E54 is a light, vivid red known as Royal Blush. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Royal Blush?

The RGB value is 242, 110, 84: 242 red, 110 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Royal Blush?

The complementary color is #54D8F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F26E54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Royal Blush color: hex code #F26E54

#F26E54 rgb(242, 110, 84)

Shades of red

Royal Blush has the hex code #F26E54. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 43.1% green and 32.9% blue (242, 110, 84).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 86% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 65% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

Royal Blush (#F26E54) color codes

HEX	`#F26E54`
RGB	`rgb(242, 110, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 43.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 86%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 65%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 65%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.23, 48.99, 38.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.23, 62.61, 38.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.798, 30.675, 12)`
Decimal	`15887956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Royal Blush, 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 #F26E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F26E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #F26E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f26e54; }
.text { color: #f26e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f26e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 110 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f26e54, #f2bd54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F26E54 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F26E54?: #F26E54 is a light, vivid red known as Royal Blush. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Royal Blush?: The RGB value is 242, 110, 84: 242 red, 110 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Royal Blush?: The complementary color is #54D8F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F26E54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.