What color is #FD74A7?

#FD74A7 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FD74A7?

The RGB value is 253, 116, 167: 253 red, 116 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FD74A7?

The complementary color is #74FDCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FD74A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FD74A7 color

#FD74A7 rgb(253, 116, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FD74A7 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 45.5% green and 65.5% blue (253, 116, 167).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 97% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 34% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Embarrassed (#EE7799), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#FD74A7 color codes

HEX	`#FD74A7`
RGB	`rgb(253, 116, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 45.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 97%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 54%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 34%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.65, 57.18, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.65, 57.2, 358.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.731, 36.169, 40.703)`
Decimal	`16610471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FD74A7, 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 #FD74A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FD74A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #FD74A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fd74a7; }
.text { color: #fd74a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fd74a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 116 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fd74a7, #fd8574); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FD74A7?: #FD74A7 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FD74A7?: The RGB value is 253, 116, 167: 253 red, 116 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FD74A7?: The complementary color is #74FDCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FD74A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.