What color is #FF7286?

#FF7286 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 #FF7286?

The RGB value is 255, 114, 134: 255 red, 114 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF7286?

The complementary color is #72FFEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF7286?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF7286 color

#FF7286 rgb(255, 114, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF7286 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 44.7% green and 52.5% blue (255, 114, 134).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 47% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon (#FC6C85), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#FF7286 color codes

HEX	`#FF7286`
RGB	`rgb(255, 114, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 44.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 100%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 47%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.77, 55.36, 15.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.77, 57.61, 16.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.564, 35.022, 26.594)`
Decimal	`16740998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF7286, 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 #FF7286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF7286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #FF7286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff7286; }
.text { color: #ff7286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff7286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 114 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff7286, #ffa472); }

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Questions

What color is #FF7286?: #FF7286 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 #FF7286?: The RGB value is 255, 114, 134: 255 red, 114 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF7286?: The complementary color is #72FFEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF7286?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.