What color is #FF5879?

#FF5879 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Brink Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF5879?

The RGB value is 255, 88, 121: 255 red, 88 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF5879?

The complementary color is #58FFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF5879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF5879 color

#FF5879 rgb(255, 88, 121)

Shades of red

The hex color #FF5879 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 34.5% green and 47.5% blue (255, 88, 121).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Brink Pink (#FB607F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#FF5879 color codes

HEX	`#FF5879`
RGB	`rgb(255, 88, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 34.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 65%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 53%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.33, 65.36, 17.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.33, 67.61, 14.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.185, 29.626, 21.267)`
Decimal	`16734329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF5879, 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 #FF5879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF5879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #FF5879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff5879; }
.text { color: #ff5879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff5879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 88 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff5879, #ff8b58); }

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Questions

What color is #FF5879?: #FF5879 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Brink Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF5879?: The RGB value is 255, 88, 121: 255 red, 88 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF5879?: The complementary color is #58FFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF5879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.