What color is #FF7676?

#FF7676 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Embarrassment. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF7676?

The RGB value is 255, 118, 118: 255 red, 118 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF7676?

The complementary color is #76FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF7676?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF7676 color

#FF7676 rgb(255, 118, 118)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF7676 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 46.3% green and 46.3% blue (255, 118, 118).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 54% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Embarrassment (#FF7777), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#FF7676 color codes

HEX	`#FF7676`
RGB	`rgb(255, 118, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 46.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 54%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 54%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.16, 52.14, 25.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.16, 58.06, 26.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.993, 35.531, 21.309)`
Decimal	`16742006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF7676, 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 #FF7676	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF7676 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #FF7676 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff7676; }
.text { color: #ff7676; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff7676; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 118 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff7676, #ffbb76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #FF7676?: #FF7676 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Embarrassment. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF7676?: The RGB value is 255, 118, 118: 255 red, 118 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF7676?: The complementary color is #76FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF7676?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.