What color is #FF6187?

#FF6187 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 #FF6187?

The RGB value is 255, 97, 135: 255 red, 97 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF6187?

The complementary color is #61FFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF6187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF6187 color

#FF6187 rgb(255, 97, 135)

Shades of red

The hex color #FF6187 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 38% green and 52.9% blue (255, 97, 135).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 47% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Brink Pink (#FB607F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#FF6187 color codes

HEX	`#FF6187`
RGB	`rgb(255, 97, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 38%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 47%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.98, 62.9, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.98, 63.94, 10.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.892, 31.565, 26.382)`
Decimal	`16736647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF6187, 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 #FF6187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF6187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	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 #FF6187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff6187; }
.text { color: #ff6187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff6187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 97 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff6187, #ff8a61); }

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Questions

What color is #FF6187?: #FF6187 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 #FF6187?: The RGB value is 255, 97, 135: 255 red, 97 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF6187?: The complementary color is #61FFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF6187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.