What color is #FF8291?

#FF8291 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Blush Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF8291?

The RGB value is 255, 130, 145: 255 red, 130 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF8291?

The complementary color is #82FFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF8291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF8291 color

#FF8291 rgb(255, 130, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF8291 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 51% green and 56.9% blue (255, 130, 145).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 43% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Blush Pink (#FE828C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#FF8291 color codes

HEX	`#FF8291`
RGB	`rgb(255, 130, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 51%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 43%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.95, 48.81, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.95, 50.83, 16.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.337, 39.275, 31.502)`
Decimal	`16745105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF8291, 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 #FF8291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF8291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #FF8291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff8291; }
.text { color: #ff8291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 130 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8291, #ffb282); }

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Questions

What color is #FF8291?: #FF8291 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Blush Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF8291?: The RGB value is 255, 130, 145: 255 red, 130 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF8291?: The complementary color is #82FFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF8291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.