What color is #FF957A?

#FF957A is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Coralistic. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF957A?

The RGB value is 255, 149, 122: 255 red, 149 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF957A?

The complementary color is #7AE4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF957A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF957A color

#FF957A rgb(255, 149, 122)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FF957A is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 58.4% green and 47.8% blue (255, 149, 122).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 52% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Coralistic (#FF917A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#FF957A color codes

HEX	`#FF957A`
RGB	`rgb(255, 149, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 58.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 100%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 52%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 52%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.34, 37.15, 31.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.34, 48.7, 40.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.504, 44.165, 24.01)`
Decimal	`16749946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF957A, 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 #FF957A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF957A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #FF957A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff957a; }
.text { color: #ff957a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff957a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 149 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff957a, #ffd77a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #FF957A?: #FF957A is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Coralistic. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF957A?: The RGB value is 255, 149, 122: 255 red, 149 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF957A?: The complementary color is #7AE4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF957A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.