What color is #FF7C68?

#FF7C68 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Hipster Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF7C68?

The RGB value is 255, 124, 104: 255 red, 124 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF7C68?

The complementary color is #68EBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF7C68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF7C68 color

#FF7C68 rgb(255, 124, 104)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF7C68 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 48.6% green and 40.8% blue (255, 124, 104).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 59% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Hipster Salmon (#FD7C6E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#FF7C68 color codes

HEX	`#FF7C68`
RGB	`rgb(255, 124, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 48.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 59%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 59%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.04, 48.25, 34.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.04, 59.29, 35.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.951, 36.681, 17.491)`
Decimal	`16743528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF7C68, 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 #FF7C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF7C68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #FF7C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff7c68; }
.text { color: #ff7c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff7c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 124 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff7c68, #ffc768); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FF7C68?: #FF7C68 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Hipster Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF7C68?: The RGB value is 255, 124, 104: 255 red, 124 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF7C68?: The complementary color is #68EBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF7C68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.