What color is #F37F72?

#F37F72 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F37F72?

The RGB value is 243, 127, 114: 243 red, 127 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F37F72?

The complementary color is #72E6F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F37F72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F37F72 color

#F37F72 rgb(243, 127, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #F37F72 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 49.8% green and 44.7% blue (243, 127, 114).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 84% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 53% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Salmon (#FA8072), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#F37F72 color codes

HEX	`#F37F72`
RGB	`rgb(243, 127, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 49.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 84%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 53%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 53%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.1, 43.16, 27.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.1, 51.12, 32.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.592, 35.453, 20.253)`
Decimal	`15957874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F37F72, 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 #F37F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F37F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #F37F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f37f72; }
.text { color: #f37f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f37f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 127 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f37f72, #f3bf72); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F37F72?: #F37F72 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F37F72?: The RGB value is 243, 127, 114: 243 red, 127 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F37F72?: The complementary color is #72E6F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F37F72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.