#F78979#F78979
#F78979 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.137 H 29.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F78979 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(247, 137, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 89%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 51%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.5%, 51%, 3.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.79, 40.19, 27.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.79, 48.51, 34.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.62% 0.1193 0.0672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.62% 0.137 29.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7581, 39.0511, 22.9499) |
| Luminance | 0.3905 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 2.13
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 3.72
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.06
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.40
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 5.43
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F78979 #79E7F7
analogous
#F779A8 #F78979 #F7C879
triadic
#F78979 #79F789 #8979F7
tetradic
#F78979 #A8F779 #79E7F7 #C879F7
square
#F78979 #A8F779 #79E7F7 #C879F7
split-complementary
#F78979 #79F7C8 #79A8F7
monochromatic
#E82A0E #F4563F #F78979 #FABCB3 #FDE6E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#F78979 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#F78979 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F78979
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F78979 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F78979 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.81 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A39A77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEB177
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7885
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f78979; /* rgb */ color: rgb(247, 137, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.137 29.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fead9f',
500: '#f78979',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f78979; $custom-light: #fead9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f78979",
"rgb": {
"r": 247,
"g": 137,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.619,
"s": 88.732,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74619,
"c": 0.13687,
"h": 29.4
},
"luminance": 0.39046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F78979
secondary
#D6F1F5
accent
#C8E500
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF4F2
border
#D7CECC
text
#18100E
muted
#867F7E