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#FF7A85 Color

#FF7A85 is rgb(255, 122, 133) in RGB, hsl(355, 100%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 48%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tulip (#FF878D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF7A85
HEX#FF7A85
RGBrgb(255, 122, 133)
HSLhsl(355, 100%, 74%)
HSVhsv(355, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 48%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.162 16.8)
LABlab(67.74% 52.33 19.62)
LCHlch(67.74% 55.89 20.55)

What #FF7A85 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 #FF7A85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tulip#FF878DΔE 6.14Ultra Red#FC6C85ΔE 7.16Light Carmine Pink#E66771ΔE 7.7Light Coral#F08080ΔE 8.62Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 8.85Congo Pink#F88379ΔE 10.33

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

#FF7A85 Channel Values

How #FF7A85 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 122 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 100% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 48% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF7A85 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF7A85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF7A85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF7A85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF7A85
Complementary
#7AFFF4
Analogous
#FF7AC8
Analogous
#FFB27A
Triadic
#85FF7A
Triadic
#7A85FF
Split comp.
#7AFFB2
Split comp.
#7AC8FF

Tints & Shades of #FF7A85

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

#FF8A93
#FF9EA6
#FFADB4
#FFC2C7
#FFD1D5
#FFE5E8

Shades

#FF4757
#FF1428
#E00013
#AD000E
#7A000A
#470006

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF7A85.

How #FF7A85 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#FF7A85
Protanopia#9C9C84
Protanomaly#CB9084
Deuteranopia#B5B57F
Deuteranomaly#D7A181
Tritanopia#FE7B7B
Tritanomaly#FF7B7F
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF7A85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff7a85: #FF7A85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF7A85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff7a85': '#FF7A85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.478, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_ff7a85">#FF7A85</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF7A85"

More Red Colors

#FF7A85 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#FF7A85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF7A85?

#FF7A85 is a light red — rgb(255, 122, 133) in RGB and hsl(355, 100%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tulip (#FF878D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #FF7A85?

#FF7A85 is rgb(255, 122, 133) — red 255, green 122, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF7A85?

#FF7A85 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 48%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF7A85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF7A85 scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF7A85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF7A85 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 lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 8.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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