Close to Light Salmon
#F59778
#F59778 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Light Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 96.1% red, 59.2% green, and 47.1% blue. Its hue is 15°, with 86% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #F59778.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette builder →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette builder →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
2.19:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.58:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.19:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.58:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #F59778 as they’d see it.
#F59778 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #F59778
What color is #F59778?
#F59778 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Light Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 96.1% red, 59.2% green, and 47.1% blue. Its hue is 15°, with 86% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #F59778 in RGB?
#F59778 is rgb(245, 151, 120): 245 red, 151 green, and 120 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #F59778 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 38, 51, 4). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #F59778?
PANTONE 495 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #F59778?
Its complement #2EBEE3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.