What color is #F87E63?

#F87E63 is a light, vivid red known as Slippery Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Slippery Salmon?

The RGB value is 248, 126, 99: 248 red, 126 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Slippery Salmon?

The complementary color is #63DDF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F87E63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Slippery Salmon color: hex code #F87E63

#F87E63 rgb(248, 126, 99)

Shades of red

Slippery Salmon has the hex code #F87E63. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 49.4% green and 38.8% blue (248, 126, 99).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 91% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 60% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

Slippery Salmon (#F87E63) color codes

HEX	`#F87E63`
RGB	`rgb(248, 126, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 49.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 91%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 60%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 60%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.35, 44.37, 36.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.35, 57.21, 39.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.428, 35.785, 16.159)`
Decimal	`16285283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Slippery Salmon, 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 #F87E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F87E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #F87E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f87e63; }
.text { color: #f87e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f87e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 126 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f87e63, #f8c863); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon.

See #F87E63 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F87E63?: #F87E63 is a light, vivid red known as Slippery Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Slippery Salmon?: The RGB value is 248, 126, 99: 248 red, 126 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Slippery Salmon?: The complementary color is #63DDF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F87E63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.