What color is #FF6F70?

#FF6F70 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Georgia Peach. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF6F70?

The RGB value is 255, 111, 112: 255 red, 111 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF6F70?

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

Is black or white text better on #FF6F70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF6F70 color

#FF6F70 rgb(255, 111, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF6F70 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 43.5% green and 43.9% blue (255, 111, 112).

Its hue angle is 360°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 56% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Georgia Peach (#F97272), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#FF6F70 color codes

HEX	`#FF6F70`
RGB	`rgb(255, 111, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 43.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(360, 100%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(360, 56%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 56%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.81, 54.92, 27.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.81, 61.26, 26.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.853, 33.805, 19.226)`
Decimal	`16740208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF6F70, 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 #FF6F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF6F70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #FF6F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff6f70; }
.text { color: #ff6f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff6f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 111 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff6f70, #ffb66f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #FF6F70?: #FF6F70 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Georgia Peach. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF6F70?: The RGB value is 255, 111, 112: 255 red, 111 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF6F70?: The complementary color is #6FFFFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF6F70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.