What color is #F9906F?

#F9906F is a light, vivid red known as Salmon Nigiri. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Salmon Nigiri?

The RGB value is 249, 144, 111: 249 red, 144 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Salmon Nigiri?

The complementary color is #6FD8F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9906F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Salmon Nigiri color: hex code #F9906F

#F9906F rgb(249, 144, 111)

Shades of orange

Salmon Nigiri has the hex code #F9906F. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 56.5% green and 43.5% blue (249, 144, 111).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 92% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 55% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

Salmon Nigiri (#F9906F) color codes

HEX	`#F9906F`
RGB	`rgb(249, 144, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 56.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 92%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 55%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 55%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.34, 36.54, 34.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.34, 50.38, 43.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.913, 41.239, 20.262)`
Decimal	`16355439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Salmon Nigiri, 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 #F9906F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9906F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #F9906F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9906f; }
.text { color: #f9906f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9906f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 144 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9906f, #f9d56f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F9906F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F9906F?: #F9906F is a light, vivid red known as Salmon Nigiri. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Salmon Nigiri?: The RGB value is 249, 144, 111: 249 red, 144 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Salmon Nigiri?: The complementary color is #6FD8F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9906F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.