What color is #FE9172?

#FE9172 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Salmon Nigiri. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FE9172?

The RGB value is 254, 145, 114: 254 red, 145 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FE9172?

The complementary color is #72DFFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FE9172?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FE9172 color

#FE9172 rgb(254, 145, 114)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FE9172 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 56.9% green and 44.7% blue (254, 145, 114).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 99% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Salmon Nigiri (#F9906F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#FE9172 color codes

HEX	`#FE9172`
RGB	`rgb(254, 145, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 56.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 99%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 55%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.24, 38.17, 34.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.24, 51.35, 41.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.04, 42.542, 21.282)`
Decimal	`16683378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FE9172, 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 #FE9172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FE9172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #FE9172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fe9172; }
.text { color: #fe9172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fe9172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 145 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fe9172, #fed772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #FE9172?: #FE9172 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Salmon Nigiri. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FE9172?: The RGB value is 254, 145, 114: 254 red, 145 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FE9172?: The complementary color is #72DFFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FE9172?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.