#FF837C

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Salmon.

About #FF837C

When working with digital screens, the color #FF837C is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Salmon. Its digital footprint relies on 255 parts red, 131 parts green, and 124 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 49% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 3.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF837C
RGB255, 131, 124
HSL3.2°, 100.0%, 74.3%
CMYK0%, 49%, 51%, 0%
HSV3.2°, 51.4%, 100.0%
LAB68.7, 46.4, 25.6
XYZ53.0, 38.9, 23.8
Decimal16745340

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.39:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.79:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.28:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.47:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF837C; }
.text-color { color: #FF837C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF837C; }

Similar Colors

Salmon
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