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#FF7A9C Color

#FF7A9C is rgb(255, 122, 156) in RGB, hsl(345, 100%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 39%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Crimson (#F56991), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF7A9C
HEX#FF7A9C
RGBrgb(255, 122, 156)
HSLhsl(345, 100%, 74%)
HSVhsv(345, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 39%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.164 5.8)
LABlab(68.18% 53.96 7.28)
LCHlch(68.18% 54.45 7.68)

What #FF7A9C 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 #FF7A9C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Crimson#F56991ΔE 5.79Medium Pink#FE6E9FΔE 7.39French Pink#FD6C9EΔE 7.98Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 8.7Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 8.83Ultra Red#FC6C85ΔE 9.62

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

#FF7A9C Channel Values

How #FF7A9C 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 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 100% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 39% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF7A9C 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 text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF7A9C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF7A9C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF7A9C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF7A9C
Complementary
#7AFFDE
Analogous
#FF7ADE
Analogous
#FF9C7A
Triadic
#9CFF7A
Triadic
#7A9CFF
Split comp.
#7AFF9C
Split comp.
#7ADEFF

Tints & Shades of #FF7A9C

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

#FF8AA7
#FF9EB6
#FFADC2
#FFC2D1
#FFD1DD
#FFE5EC

Shades

#FF4775
#FF144F
#E00038
#AD002B
#7A001F
#470012

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF7A9C.

How #FF7A9C 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#FF7A9C
Protanopia#9C9C9B
Protanomaly#CB909C
Deuteranopia#B5B597
Deuteranomaly#D7A199
Tritanopia#FD7F7F
Tritanomaly#FE7D8B
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF7A9C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff7a9c: #FF7A9C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF7A9C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff7a9c': '#FF7A9C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.478, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_ff7a9c">#FF7A9C</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF7A9C"

More Red Colors

#FF7A9C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#FF7A9C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF7A9C?

#FF7A9C is a light red — rgb(255, 122, 156) in RGB and hsl(345, 100%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Crimson (#F56991), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #FF7A9C?

#FF7A9C is rgb(255, 122, 156) — red 255, green 122, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF7A9C?

#FF7A9C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 39%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF7A9C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF7A9C scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF7A9C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF7A9C 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 12.76, which is visibly different.

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