What color is #FE9B7F?

#FE9B7F is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Flash in the Pan. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FE9B7F?

The RGB value is 254, 155, 127: 254 red, 155 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FE9B7F?

The complementary color is #7FE2FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FE9B7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FE9B7F color

#FE9B7F rgb(254, 155, 127)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FE9B7F is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 60.8% green and 49.8% blue (254, 155, 127).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 98% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Flash in the Pan (#FF9977), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#FE9B7F color codes

HEX	`#FE9B7F`
RGB	`rgb(254, 155, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 60.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 98%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 50%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 50%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.58, 34.12, 30.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.58, 45.68, 41.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.429, 46.051, 25.991)`
Decimal	`16685951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FE9B7F, 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 #FE9B7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FE9B7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #FE9B7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fe9b7f; }
.text { color: #fe9b7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fe9b7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 155 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fe9b7f, #fedb7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FE9B7F?: #FE9B7F is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Flash in the Pan. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FE9B7F?: The RGB value is 254, 155, 127: 254 red, 155 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FE9B7F?: The complementary color is #7FE2FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FE9B7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.