What color is #FF79B7?

#FF79B7 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Dream Setting. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF79B7?

The RGB value is 255, 121, 183: 255 red, 121 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF79B7?

The complementary color is #79FFC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF79B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF79B7 color

#FF79B7 rgb(255, 121, 183)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF79B7 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 47.5% green and 71.8% blue (255, 121, 183).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 28% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Dream Setting (#FF77BB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#FF79B7 color codes

HEX	`#FF79B7`
RGB	`rgb(255, 121, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 47.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 100%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 53%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 28%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.28, 57.43, -8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.28, 58.01, 351.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.627, 38.359, 49.212)`
Decimal	`16742839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF79B7, 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 #FF79B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF79B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #FF79B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff79b7; }
.text { color: #ff79b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff79b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 121 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff79b7, #ff7e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FF79B7?: #FF79B7 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Dream Setting. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF79B7?: The RGB value is 255, 121, 183: 255 red, 121 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF79B7?: The complementary color is #79FFC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF79B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.