#F38C8F#F38C8F
#F38C8F is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.125 H 18.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F38C8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 140, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 81%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 42%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 41.2%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.33, 39.31, 15.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.33, 42.29, 21.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.06% 0.1187 0.0401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.06% 0.125 18.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.3009, 39.7986, 30.9614) |
| Luminance | 0.3979 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush Pink
#FE828C
ΔE00 3.04
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 3.29
Rose Pink
#F7879A
ΔE00 4.70
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 4.73
Carnation
#FD798F
ΔE00 5.71
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F38C8F #8CF3F0
analogous
#F38CC3 #F38C8F #F3BC8C
triadic
#F38C8F #8FF38C #8C8FF3
tetradic
#F38C8F #C3F38C #8CF3F0 #BC8CF3
square
#F38C8F #C3F38C #8CF3F0 #BC8CF3
split-complementary
#F38C8F #8CF3BC #8CC3F3
monochromatic
#E71D23 #ED5559 #F38C8F #F9C3C5 #FCE3E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#F38C8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.96
#F38C8F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F38C8F
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F38C8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F38C8F | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.96 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19D8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB18D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF808E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f38c8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(243, 140, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.125 18.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faafaf',
500: '#f38c8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f38c8f; $custom-light: #faafaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f38c8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 243,
"g": 140,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.252,
"s": 81.102,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75063,
"c": 0.1253,
"h": 18.6
},
"luminance": 0.39794
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F38C8F
secondary
#D7F4F3
accent
#DDD708
background
#FFFAFA
surface
#FFF5F4
border
#D7CFCE
text
#181010
muted
#867F7F