What color is #FF7989?

#FF7989 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Magical Girl. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF7989?

The RGB value is 255, 121, 137: 255 red, 121 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF7989?

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

Is black or white text better on #FF7989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF7989 color

#FF7989 rgb(255, 121, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF7989 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 47.5% green and 53.7% blue (255, 121, 137).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 46% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Magical Girl (#FF7A8F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#FF7989 color codes

HEX	`#FF7989`
RGB	`rgb(255, 121, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 47.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 100%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 53%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 46%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.09, 52.36, 16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.09, 54.78, 17.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.596, 36.747, 27.985)`
Decimal	`16742793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF7989, 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 #FF7989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF7989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #FF7989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff7989; }
.text { color: #ff7989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff7989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 121 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff7989, #ffac79); }

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Questions

What color is #FF7989?: #FF7989 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Magical Girl. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF7989?: The RGB value is 255, 121, 137: 255 red, 121 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF7989?: The complementary color is #79FFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF7989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.