What color is #FF7F71?

#FF7F71 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 #FF7F71?

The RGB value is 255, 127, 113: 255 red, 127 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF7F71?

The complementary color is #71F1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF7F71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF7F71 color

#FF7F71 rgb(255, 127, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF7F71 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 49.8% green and 44.3% blue (255, 127, 113).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 56% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Hipster Salmon (#FD7C6E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#FF7F71 color codes

HEX	`#FF7F71`
RGB	`rgb(255, 127, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 49.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 100%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 56%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 56%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.75, 47.45, 30.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.75, 56.36, 32.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.814, 37.637, 20.156)`
Decimal	`16744305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF7F71, 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 #FF7F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF7F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #FF7F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff7f71; }
.text { color: #ff7f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff7f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 127 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff7f71, #ffc671); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FF7F71?: #FF7F71 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 #FF7F71?: The RGB value is 255, 127, 113: 255 red, 127 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF7F71?: The complementary color is #71F1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF7F71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.