What color is #FF5D61?

#FF5D61 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Fusion Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF5D61?

The RGB value is 255, 93, 97: 255 red, 93 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF5D61?

The complementary color is #5DFFFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF5D61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF5D61 color

#FF5D61 rgb(255, 93, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #FF5D61 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 36.5% green and 38% blue (255, 93, 97).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 62% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fusion Red (#FF6163), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#FF5D61 color codes

HEX	`#FF5D61`
RGB	`rgb(255, 93, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 36.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 62%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.62, 61.71, 31.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.62, 69.27, 27.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.317, 29.958, 14.598)`
Decimal	`16735585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF5D61, 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 #FF5D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF5D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #FF5D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff5d61; }
.text { color: #ff5d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff5d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 93 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff5d61, #ffaa5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon.

Questions

What color is #FF5D61?: #FF5D61 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Fusion Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF5D61?: The RGB value is 255, 93, 97: 255 red, 93 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF5D61?: The complementary color is #5DFFFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF5D61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.