What color is #FF797B?

#FF797B is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Forbidden Fruit. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF797B?

The RGB value is 255, 121, 123: 255 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF797B?

The complementary color is #79FFFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF797B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF797B color

#FF797B rgb(255, 121, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF797B is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 47.5% green and 48.2% blue (255, 121, 123).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 52% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Fruit (#FE7B7C), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#FF797B color codes

HEX	`#FF797B`
RGB	`rgb(255, 121, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 47.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 100%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 53%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 52%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.8, 51.13, 23.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.8, 56.31, 24.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.656, 36.371, 23.035)`
Decimal	`16742779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF797B, 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 #FF797B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF797B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #FF797B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff797b; }
.text { color: #ff797b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff797b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 121 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff797b, #ffba79); }

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Questions

What color is #FF797B?: #FF797B is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Forbidden Fruit. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF797B?: The RGB value is 255, 121, 123: 255 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF797B?: The complementary color is #79FFFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF797B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.