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#FF6580

#FF6580 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 39.6% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 349°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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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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2.83:1 Fail
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7.43:1 AAA
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2.83:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

7.43:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF6580 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#FF6580
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #FF6580

What color is #FF6580?

#FF6580 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 39.6% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 349°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #FF6580 in RGB?

#FF6580 is rgb(255, 101, 128): 255 red, 101 green, and 128 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #FF6580 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 60, 50, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #FF6580?

PANTONE 210 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #FF6580?

Its complement #14AD97 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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