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#FF6972 closest to Kisses and Hugs

#FF6972 is a light, vivid red; the closest named color is Kisses and Hugs. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 41.2% green and 44.7% blue (rgb(255, 105, 114)). Its HSL value is 356° hue, 100% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black. #FF6972 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.52:1.

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Variations of #FF6972

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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#FF6972 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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#FF6972 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF6972 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 #B3A66E
  • Protanopia 60% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8D8771
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B68470
  • Deuteranopia 64% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3A66E
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CD946F
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF4F6D
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF5F70
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BB9092

#FF6972 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.79:1 Very poor#FF6972 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.52:1 Very good#FF6972 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF6972 in CSS

/* Kisses and Hugs */
.color { color: #FF6972; }
.background { background-color: #FF6972; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF6972; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 105 114);
color: hsl(356 100% 71%);
color: oklch(0.710 0.183 19.5);

#FF6972 FAQ

What color is #FF6972?

#FF6972 is a light, vivid red. Its closest named color is Kisses and Hugs. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF6972?

#FF6972 is rgb(255, 105, 114) in RGB, hsl(356, 100%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 59%, 55%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF6972?

The complementary color of #FF6972 is #69FFF6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF6972?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF6972: 7.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF6972 a warm or cool color?

#FF6972 is a warm color.