Close to Salmon
#FF8979
#FF8979 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 53.7% green, and 47.5% blue. Its hue is 7°, with 100% saturation and 74% 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 #FF8979.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.31:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.11:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.31:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.11:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF8979 as they’d see it.
#FF8979 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 #FF8979
What color is #FF8979?
#FF8979 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 53.7% green, and 47.5% blue. Its hue is 7°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FF8979 in RGB?
#FF8979 is rgb(255, 137, 121): 255 red, 137 green, and 121 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FF8979 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 46, 53, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FF8979?
PANTONE 1635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FF8979?
Its complement #1EBCCD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.