What color is #FE764F?

#FE764F is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Melon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FE764F?

The RGB value is 254, 118, 79: 254 red, 118 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FE764F?

The complementary color is #4FD7FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FE764F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FE764F color

#FE764F rgb(254, 118, 79)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FE764F is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 46.3% green and 31% blue (254, 118, 79).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 99% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 69% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Melon (#FF7855), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#FE764F color codes

HEX	`#FE764F`
RGB	`rgb(254, 118, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 46.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 99%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 69%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 69%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.43, 49.27, 45.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.43, 67.3, 42.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.767, 34.598, 11.506)`
Decimal	`16676431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FE764F, 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 #FE764F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FE764F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #FE764F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fe764f; }
.text { color: #fe764f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fe764f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 118 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fe764f, #fece4f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FE764F?: #FE764F is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Melon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FE764F?: The RGB value is 254, 118, 79: 254 red, 118 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FE764F?: The complementary color is #4FD7FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FE764F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.