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#FF7F91

Watermelon · light warm red

About #FF7F91

#FF7F91 is a vivid, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 50% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 43% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Watermelon (ΔE 8.0); Blush comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #7FFFED — a turquoise tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FF7F91 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red255
Green127
Blue145

Closest named colours

Watermelon
#FC6C85 · ΔE 8.0
Blush
#DE5D83 · ΔE 14.7
Salmon
#FA8072 · ΔE 16.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #FF7F91

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on watermelon #FF7F91.
2.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on watermelon #FF7F91.
8.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FF7F91 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FF7F91
Protanopia (no red cones)
#999791
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B08E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FF7086

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FF7F91?

#FF7F91 is a vivid, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 50% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 43% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FF7F91?

Use black text. Black on #FF7F91 has a contrast ratio of 8.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FF7F91?

Its complementary colour is #7FFFED, and analogous partners are #FF7FD1 and #FFAD7F.