Close to Bittersweet
#FE7D64
#FE7D64 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Bittersweet. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 49% green, and 39.2% blue. Its hue is 10°, with 99% saturation and 69% 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 #FE7D64.
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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2.52:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.33:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.52:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.33:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FE7D64 as they’d see it.
#FE7D64 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FE7D64
What color is #FE7D64?
#FE7D64 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Bittersweet. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 49% green, and 39.2% blue. Its hue is 10°, with 99% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FE7D64 in RGB?
#FE7D64 is rgb(254, 125, 100): 254 red, 125 green, and 100 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FE7D64 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 51, 61, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FE7D64?
PANTONE 164 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FE7D64?
Its complement #19B3CB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.