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#FF6B72 Color

#FF6B72 is rgb(255, 107, 114) in RGB, hsl(357, 100%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 55%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Red (#FF6961), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF6B72
HEX#FF6B72
RGBrgb(255, 107, 114)
HSLhsl(357, 100%, 71%)
HSVhsv(357, 58%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 55%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.181 20.1)
LABlab(64.81% 57.81 26.45)
LCHlch(64.81% 63.57 24.58)

What #FF6B72 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FF6B72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Red#FF6961ΔE 8.83Fiery Rose#FF5470ΔE 10.19Living Coral#FF6F61ΔE 10.36Light Carmine Pink#E66771ΔE 10.47Ultra Red#FC6C85ΔE 10.87Brink Pink#FB607FΔE 11.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#FF6B72 Channel Values

How #FF6B72 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 255 · G 107 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 357° · S 100% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 357° · S 58% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 55% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF6B72 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF6B72 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF6B72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF6B72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF6B72
Complementary
#6BFFF8
Analogous
#FF6BBC
Analogous
#FFAE6B
Triadic
#72FF6B
Triadic
#6B72FF
Split comp.
#6BFFAE
Split comp.
#6BBCFF

Tints & Shades of #FF6B72

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FF8086
#FF9499
#FFA8AD
#FFB8BB
#FFCCCF
#FFE0E2

Shades

#FF3842
#FF0A16
#D6000B
#A80008
#750006
#470004

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF6B72.

How #FF6B72 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FF6B72
Protanopia#939371
Protanomaly#C88571
Deuteranopia#AFAF6A
Deuteranomaly#D4986D
Tritanopia#FF6C6C
Tritanomaly#FF6C6E
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF6B72 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ff6b72: #FF6B72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF6B72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff6b72': '#FF6B72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.420, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_ff6b72">#FF6B72</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF6B72"

More Red Colors

#FF6B72 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#FF6B72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF6B72?

#FF6B72 is a light red — rgb(255, 107, 114) in RGB and hsl(357, 100%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Red (#FF6961), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.83.

What is the RGB value of #FF6B72?

#FF6B72 is rgb(255, 107, 114) — red 255, green 107, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF6B72?

#FF6B72 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 55%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF6B72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF6B72 scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF6B72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF6B72 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 12.16, which is visibly different.

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