What color is #FF6D83?

#FF6D83 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Watermelon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF6D83?

The RGB value is 255, 109, 131: 255 red, 109 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF6D83?

The complementary color is #6DFFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF6D83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF6D83 color

#FF6D83 rgb(255, 109, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF6D83 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 42.7% green and 51.4% blue (255, 109, 131).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 49% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon (#FC6C85), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#FF6D83 color codes

HEX	`#FF6D83`
RGB	`rgb(255, 109, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 42.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 100%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 57%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 49%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.84, 57.36, 16.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.84, 59.65, 15.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.809, 33.842, 25.325)`
Decimal	`16739715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF6D83, 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 #FF6D83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF6D83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #FF6D83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff6d83; }
.text { color: #ff6d83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff6d83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 109 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff6d83, #ffa06d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FF6D83?: #FF6D83 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Watermelon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF6D83?: The RGB value is 255, 109, 131: 255 red, 109 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF6D83?: The complementary color is #6DFFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF6D83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.