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#FF6969 Pompelmo

#FF6969 is a light, vivid red named Pompelmo. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 41.2% green and 41.2% blue (rgb(255, 105, 105)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 100% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 59% yellow and 0% black. #FF6969 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.48:1.

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Variations of #FF6969

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FF6969 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FF6969 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF6969 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 64% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B4A665
  • Protanopia 61% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E8668
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B78367
  • Deuteranopia 64% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4A665
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CD9466
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF4D6A
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF5F69
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BA9090

#FF6969 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.81:1 Very poor#FF6969 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.48:1 Very good#FF6969 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF6969 in CSS

/* Pompelmo */
.color { color: #FF6969; }
.background { background-color: #FF6969; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF6969; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 105 105);
color: hsl(0 100% 71%);
color: oklch(0.709 0.184 23.0);

#FF6969 FAQ

What color is #FF6969?

#FF6969 is a light, vivid red. Its closest named color is Pompelmo. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF6969?

#FF6969 is rgb(255, 105, 105) in RGB, hsl(0, 100%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 59%, 59%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF6969?

The complementary color of #FF6969 is #69FFFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF6969?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF6969: 7.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF6969 a warm or cool color?

#FF6969 is a warm color.