What color is #FF9483?

#FF9483 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Mona Lisa. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF9483?

The RGB value is 255, 148, 131: 255 red, 148 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF9483?

The complementary color is #83EEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9483?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF9483 color

#FF9483 rgb(255, 148, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF9483 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 58% green and 51.4% blue (255, 148, 131).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 49% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Mona Lisa (#FF9889), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#FF9483 color codes

HEX	`#FF9483`
RGB	`rgb(255, 148, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 58%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 49%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.28, 38.46, 26.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.28, 46.71, 34.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.93, 44.084, 27.032)`
Decimal	`16749699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF9483, 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 #FF9483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #FF9483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9483; }
.text { color: #ff9483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 148 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9483, #ffd283); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon.

Questions

What color is #FF9483?: #FF9483 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Mona Lisa. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF9483?: The RGB value is 255, 148, 131: 255 red, 148 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF9483?: The complementary color is #83EEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9483?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.