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#F7697C

#F7697C is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 96.9% red, 41.2% green, and 48.6% blue. Its hue is 352°, with 90% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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2.89:1 Fail
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7.27:1 AAA
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7.27:1 AAA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #F7697C as they’d see it.

Typical vision#F7697C
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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What color is #F7697C?

#F7697C is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 96.9% red, 41.2% green, and 48.6% blue. Its hue is 352°, with 90% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #F7697C in RGB?

#F7697C is rgb(247, 105, 124): 247 red, 105 green, and 124 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #F7697C in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 57, 50, 3). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #F7697C?

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 #F7697C?

Its complement #1DAA9B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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