What color is #F7B7A7?

#F7B7A7 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Wax Flower. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7B7A7?

The RGB value is 247, 183, 167: 247 red, 183 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7B7A7?

The complementary color is #A7E7F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7B7A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7B7A7 color

#F7B7A7 rgb(247, 183, 167)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F7B7A7 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 71.8% green and 65.5% blue (247, 183, 167).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 83% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 32% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Wax Flower (#EEB39E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#F7B7A7 color codes

HEX	`#F7B7A7`
RGB	`rgb(247, 183, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 71.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 83%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 32%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 32%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.86, 21.06, 17.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.86, 27.21, 39.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.268, 56.435, 44.165)`
Decimal	`16234407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7B7A7, 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 #F7B7A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7B7A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	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 #F7B7A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7b7a7; }
.text { color: #f7b7a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7b7a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 183 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7b7a7, #f7dfa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #F7B7A7?: #F7B7A7 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Wax Flower. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7B7A7?: The RGB value is 247, 183, 167: 247 red, 183 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7B7A7?: The complementary color is #A7E7F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7B7A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.