Close to Bittersweet
#FA655D
#FA655D is a light, vivid red, close to the color Bittersweet. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 39.6% green, and 36.5% blue. Its hue is 3°, with 94% saturation and 67% 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 #FA655D.
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.
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2.96:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.08:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.96:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.08:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FA655D as they’d see it.
#FA655D 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 #FA655D
What color is #FA655D?
#FA655D is a light, vivid red, close to the color Bittersweet. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 39.6% green, and 36.5% blue. Its hue is 3°, with 94% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FA655D in RGB?
#FA655D is rgb(250, 101, 93): 250 red, 101 green, and 93 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FA655D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 60, 63, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FA655D?
PANTONE 1645 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FA655D?
Its complement #1FA6AC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.