What color is #FF4A65?

#FF4A65 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Magic Potion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF4A65?

The RGB value is 255, 74, 101: 255 red, 74 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF4A65?

The complementary color is #4AFFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF4A65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF4A65 color

#FF4A65 rgb(255, 74, 101)

Shades of red

The hex color #FF4A65 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 29% green and 39.6% blue (255, 74, 101).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 100% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Magic Potion (#FF4466), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#FF4A65 color codes

HEX	`#FF4A65`
RGB	`rgb(255, 74, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 29%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 100%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 71%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 60%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.07, 69.11, 25.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.07, 73.79, 20.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.042, 27.104, 15.117)`
Decimal	`16730725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF4A65, 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 #FF4A65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF4A65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	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 #FF4A65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff4a65; }
.text { color: #ff4a65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff4a65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 74 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff4a65, #ff8a4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

Questions

What color is #FF4A65?: #FF4A65 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Magic Potion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF4A65?: The RGB value is 255, 74, 101: 255 red, 74 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF4A65?: The complementary color is #4AFFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF4A65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.