What color is #FF4A70?

#FF4A70 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Infrared. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF4A70?

The RGB value is 255, 74, 112: 255 red, 74 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF4A70?

The complementary color is #4AFFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF4A70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF4A70 color

#FF4A70 rgb(255, 74, 112)

Shades of red

The hex color #FF4A70 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 29% green and 43.9% blue (255, 74, 112).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 100% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 56% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Infrared (#FE486C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#FF4A70 color codes

HEX	`#FF4A70`
RGB	`rgb(255, 74, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 29%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 100%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 71%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 56%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.28, 69.82, 19.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.28, 72.56, 15.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.618, 27.334, 18.147)`
Decimal	`16730736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF4A70, 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 #FF4A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF4A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #FF4A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff4a70; }
.text { color: #ff4a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff4a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 74 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff4a70, #ff7f4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

Questions

What color is #FF4A70?: #FF4A70 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Infrared. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF4A70?: The RGB value is 255, 74, 112: 255 red, 74 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF4A70?: The complementary color is #4AFFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF4A70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.