#FF7575

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Salmon.

About #FF7575

When working with digital screens, the color #FF7575 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Salmon. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 255, 117, and 117.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 54% M, 54% Y, and 0% K. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF7575
RGB255, 117, 117
HSL0.0°, 100.0%, 72.9%
CMYK0%, 54%, 54%, 0%
HSV0.0°, 54.1%, 100.0%
LAB66.0, 52.5, 25.8
XYZ50.8, 35.3, 21.0
Decimal16741749

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.61:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.05:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.49:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.85:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF7575; }
.text-color { color: #FF7575; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF7575; }

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