Close to Grapefruit
#FF5C63
#FF5C63 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Grapefruit. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 36.1% green, and 38.8% blue. Its hue is 357°, with 100% saturation and 68% 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 #FF5C63.
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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6.96:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF5C63 as they’d see it.
#FF5C63 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FF5C63
What color is #FF5C63?
#FF5C63 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Grapefruit. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 36.1% green, and 38.8% blue. Its hue is 357°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FF5C63 in RGB?
#FF5C63 is rgb(255, 92, 99): 255 red, 92 green, and 99 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FF5C63 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 64, 61, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FF5C63?
PANTONE Warm Red C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FF5C63?
Its complement #1DA5A0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.