#FF7F7FLight Red (#FF7F7F) is a light, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 22°, lightness 0.74 and chroma 0.156. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #FF7F7F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 127, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 100%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 50%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 50%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(68 48.6 23) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.743 0.156 22) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Light Red shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ff7a76 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ff7f7c — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#ff7f7f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ff8081 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Light Red in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.44:1 and against black 8.59:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffedec · #ffb2af · #ff7f7f · #c35456 · #953337 · #69101a
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffc39d · #ffa488 · #ff7f7f · #e16f8c · #c16293 · #9f5893
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ff7f7f · #aa8656 · #af4a4c · #724a00 · #6b0e19 · #2f1b00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ecc3c1 · #ff7f7f · #009da5 · #955553 · #703838 · #462322
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2f7f8 · #ff7f7f · #a28988 · #4c5a5b · #331c1b · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f6 · #bccdce · #8da1a2 · #0c282a · #000607 · #ff7f7f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cefcff · #ff7f7f · #00a4ac · #006369 · #002a2d · #1a0001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bfddc1 · #ff7f7f · #66a986 · #558291 · #2a3754 · #200512
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1fadd · #ff7f7f · #61a359 · #2050ac · #001b5d · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2f6d2 · #ff7f7f · #93972e · #006369 · #29075c · #000203
#FF9593 · #FFA9A6 · #FFBCB9 · #FFCECC · #FFE0DE
#D66364 · #AE494B · #882F32 · #63161C · #400007
#EF8B89 · #DF9593 · #CD9E9C
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.