What color is #FF7E79?

#FF7E79 is a light, vivid red known as Salmon Sashimi. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Salmon Sashimi?

The RGB value is 255, 126, 121: 255 red, 126 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Salmon Sashimi?

The complementary color is #79FAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF7E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Salmon Sashimi color: hex code #FF7E79

#FF7E79 rgb(255, 126, 121)

Shades of pink

Salmon Sashimi has the hex code #FF7E79. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 49.4% green and 47.5% blue (255, 126, 121).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

Salmon Sashimi (#FF7E79) color codes

HEX	`#FF7E79`
RGB	`rgb(255, 126, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 49.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 100%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 53%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 53%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.7, 48.57, 25.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.7, 55.05, 28.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.156, 37.568, 22.59)`
Decimal	`16744057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Salmon Sashimi, 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 #FF7E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF7E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #FF7E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff7e79; }
.text { color: #ff7e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff7e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 126 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff7e79, #ffc179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF7E79 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF7E79?: #FF7E79 is a light, vivid red known as Salmon Sashimi. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Salmon Sashimi?: The RGB value is 255, 126, 121: 255 red, 126 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Salmon Sashimi?: The complementary color is #79FAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF7E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.