What color is #FF847E?

#FF847E is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Salmon Sashimi. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF847E?

The RGB value is 255, 132, 126: 255 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF847E?

The complementary color is #7EF9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF847E?

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.

#FF847E color

#FF847E rgb(255, 132, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF847E is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 51.8% green and 49.4% blue (255, 132, 126).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 51% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Salmon Sashimi (#FF7E79), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#FF847E color codes

HEX	`#FF847E`
RGB	`rgb(255, 132, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 51.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 51%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 51%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.95, 46.06, 24.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.95, 52.31, 28.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.261, 39.275, 24.51)`
Decimal	`16745598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF847E, 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 #FF847E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF847E 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 #FF847E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff847e; }
.text { color: #ff847e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff847e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 132 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff847e, #ffc47e); }

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Questions

What color is #FF847E?: #FF847E is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Salmon Sashimi. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF847E?: The RGB value is 255, 132, 126: 255 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF847E?: The complementary color is #7EF9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF847E?: 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.