What color is #F7866E?

#F7866E is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Slippery Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7866E?

The RGB value is 247, 134, 110: 247 red, 134 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7866E?

The complementary color is #6EDFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7866E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7866E color

#F7866E rgb(247, 134, 110)

Shades of red

The hex color #F7866E is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 52.5% green and 43.1% blue (247, 134, 110).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 90% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 55% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Slippery Salmon (#F87E63), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#F7866E color codes

HEX	`#F7866E`
RGB	`rgb(247, 134, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 52.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 90%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 55%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 55%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.99, 40.81, 32.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.99, 51.95, 38.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.701, 37.955, 19.458)`
Decimal	`16221806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7866E, 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 #F7866E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7866E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #F7866E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7866e; }
.text { color: #f7866e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7866e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 134 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7866e, #f7cb6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F7866E?: #F7866E is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Slippery Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7866E?: The RGB value is 247, 134, 110: 247 red, 134 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7866E?: The complementary color is #6EDFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7866E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.