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#f79166 color: Melon Red

#f79166 is rgb(247, 145, 102) in RGB and oklch(75.579% 0.13648 43.188) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

75.6%
0.136
43°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 3%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.20:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #f79166

#f79166 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 43°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.28:1 contrast and black text 9.2:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melon Red (#f69268). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #f79166 mixed with white

  1. f79166
  2. f99d76
  3. fba886
  4. fcb395
  5. febea4
  6. ffc9b3
  7. ffd4c2
  8. ffdfd1
  9. ffeae1
  10. fff4f0

Darker: #f79166 mixed with black

  1. f79166
  2. d77d58
  3. b76a4a
  4. 99583c
  5. 7c462f
  6. 603523
  7. 452517
  8. 2c150c
  9. 150704
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f79166 with less saturation

  1. f79166
  2. f1956f
  3. ea9877
  4. e49c7e
  5. dd9f86
  6. d6a28d
  7. cfa594
  8. c7a89b
  9. c0aba2
  10. b8ada9

Questions about #f79166

What color is #f79166?

#f79166 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Melon Red. In RGB it is rgb(247, 145, 102), in HSL hsl(17.79, 90.06%, 68.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.579% 0.13648 43.188).

What colors go well with #f79166?

The complementary color of #f79166 is #1dc2ef. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f98997 and #e4a13e. The triadic partners are #49ca97 and #a4a3ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #f79166?

Black text reads better on #f79166: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and black gives 9.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f79166 a warm or cool color?

#f79166 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 43 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.136.