Close to Cherry
#FF4572
#FF4572 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Cherry. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 27.1% green, and 44.7% blue. Its hue is 345°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FF4572.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.35:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF4572 as they’d see it.
#FF4572 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FF4572
What color is #FF4572?
#FF4572 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Cherry. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 27.1% green, and 44.7% blue. Its hue is 345°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FF4572 in RGB?
#FF4572 is rgb(255, 69, 114): 255 red, 69 green, and 114 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FF4572 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 73, 55, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FF4572?
PANTONE 1787 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FF4572?
Its complement #1D9F81 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.