What color is #FF6969?

#FF6969 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pompelmo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF6969?

The RGB value is 255, 105, 105: 255 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF6969?

The complementary color is #69FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF6969?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF6969 color

#FF6969 rgb(255, 105, 105)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF6969 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 41.2% green and 41.2% blue (255, 105, 105).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 59% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pompelmo (#FF6666), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#FF6969 color codes

HEX	`#FF6969`
RGB	`rgb(255, 105, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 41.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 59%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 59%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.66, 57.12, 29.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.66, 64.32, 27.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.846, 32.389, 17.041)`
Decimal	`16738665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF6969, 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 #FF6969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF6969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #FF6969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff6969; }
.text { color: #ff6969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff6969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 105 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff6969, #ffb469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon.

Questions

What color is #FF6969?: #FF6969 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pompelmo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF6969?: The RGB value is 255, 105, 105: 255 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF6969?: The complementary color is #69FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF6969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.