Close to Bittersweet
#FF7966
#FF7966 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Bittersweet. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 47.5% green, and 40% blue. Its hue is 7°, 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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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FF7966.
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.
White text on this color
2.57:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.18:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.57:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.18:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF7966 as they’d see it.
#FF7966 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FF7966
What color is #FF7966?
#FF7966 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Bittersweet. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 47.5% green, and 40% blue. Its hue is 7°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FF7966 in RGB?
#FF7966 is rgb(255, 121, 102): 255 red, 121 green, and 102 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FF7966 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 53, 60, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FF7966?
PANTONE 170 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FF7966?
Its complement #05B2C4 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.