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#FF817A Color

#FF817A is rgb(255, 129, 122) in RGB, hsl(3, 100%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 52%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon (#FA8072), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF817A
HEX#FF817A
RGBrgb(255, 129, 122)
HSLhsl(3, 100%, 74%)
HSVhsv(3, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 52%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.155 24.8)
LABlab(68.87% 48.44 27.24)
LCHlch(68.87% 55.57 29.35)

What #FF817A 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 #FF817A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#FF817A Channel Values

How #FF817A 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 129 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 3° · S 100% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 3° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 52% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF817A 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FF817A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF817A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FF817A

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF817A.

How #FF817A 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#FF817A
Protanopia#A0A079
Protanomaly#CD9579
Deuteranopia#B8B873
Deuteranomaly#D8A576
Tritanopia#FF8080
Tritanomaly#FF807E
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF817A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff817a: #FF817A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF817A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff817a': '#FF817A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.506, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_ff817a">#FF817A</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF817A"

More Red Colors

#FF817A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FF817A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF817A?

#FF817A is a light red — rgb(255, 129, 122) in RGB and hsl(3, 100%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salmon (#FA8072), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.59.

What is the RGB value of #FF817A?

#FF817A is rgb(255, 129, 122) — red 255, green 129, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF817A?

#FF817A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 52%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF817A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF817A scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF817A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF817A 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 3.59, which is very hard to tell apart.

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