What color is #FF5470?

#FF5470 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Ripe Malinka. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF5470?

The RGB value is 255, 84, 112: 255 red, 84 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF5470?

The complementary color is #54FFE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF5470?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF5470 color

#FF5470 rgb(255, 84, 112)

Shades of red

The hex color #FF5470 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 32.9% green and 43.9% blue (255, 84, 112).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 100% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 56% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ripe Malinka (#F5576C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#FF5470 color codes

HEX	`#FF5470`
RGB	`rgb(255, 84, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 32.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 100%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 56%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.58, 66.23, 21.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.58, 69.63, 17.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.339, 28.777, 18.388)`
Decimal	`16733296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF5470, 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 #FF5470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF5470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #FF5470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff5470; }
.text { color: #ff5470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff5470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 84 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff5470, #ff8e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

Questions

What color is #FF5470?: #FF5470 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Ripe Malinka. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF5470?: The RGB value is 255, 84, 112: 255 red, 84 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF5470?: The complementary color is #54FFE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF5470?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.