What color is #FF8591?

#FF8591 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 #FF8591?

The RGB value is 255, 133, 145: 255 red, 133 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF8591?

The complementary color is #85FFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF8591?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF8591 color

#FF8591 rgb(255, 133, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF8591 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 52.2% green and 56.9% blue (255, 133, 145).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 43% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Blush Pink (#FE828C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#FF8591 color codes

HEX	`#FF8591`
RGB	`rgb(255, 133, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 52.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 48%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 43%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.53, 47.34, 15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.53, 49.66, 17.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.742, 40.085, 31.637)`
Decimal	`16745873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF8591, 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 #FF8591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF8591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #FF8591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff8591; }
.text { color: #ff8591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 133 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8591, #ffb685); }

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Questions

What color is #FF8591?: #FF8591 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 #FF8591?: The RGB value is 255, 133, 145: 255 red, 133 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF8591?: The complementary color is #85FFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF8591?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.