#FF7C8A

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Lightcoral.

About #FF7C8A

When working with digital screens, the color #FF7C8A is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightcoral. Its digital footprint relies on 255 parts red, 124 parts green, and 138 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 51% Magenta, 46% Yellow, and 0% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF7C8A
RGB255, 124, 138
HSL353.6°, 100.0%, 74.3%
CMYK0%, 51%, 46%, 0%
HSV353.6°, 51.4%, 100.0%
LAB67.7, 51.0, 16.3
XYZ53.0, 37.5, 28.5
Decimal16743562

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.47:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.50:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.36:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF7C8A; }
.text-color { color: #FF7C8A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF7C8A; }

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