What color is #FE815F?

#FE815F 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 #FE815F?

The RGB value is 254, 129, 95: 254 red, 129 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FE815F?

The complementary color is #5FDCFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FE815F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FE815F color

#FE815F rgb(254, 129, 95)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FE815F is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 50.6% green and 37.3% blue (254, 129, 95).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 99% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 63% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Melon (#FF7855), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#FE815F color codes

HEX	`#FE815F`
RGB	`rgb(254, 129, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 50.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 99%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 63%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 63%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.73, 44.86, 40.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.73, 60.19, 41.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.793, 37.603, 15.408)`
Decimal	`16679263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FE815F, 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 #FE815F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FE815F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #FE815F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fe815f; }
.text { color: #fe815f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fe815f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 129 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fe815f, #fed15f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FE815F?: #FE815F 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 #FE815F?: The RGB value is 254, 129, 95: 254 red, 129 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FE815F?: The complementary color is #5FDCFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FE815F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.