#FA493D#FA493D
#FA493D is a light, highly saturated red. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.215 H 28.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FA493D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 73, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 95%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 76%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 75.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.49, 66.02, 46.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.49, 80.64, 35.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.89% 0.1894 0.1023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.89% 0.215 28.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6541, 25.4325, 7.0770) |
| Luminance | 0.2543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 3.54
Light Red
#FF474C
ΔE00 3.92
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 4.50
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 4.71
Grapefruit
#FD5956
ΔE00 4.74
Tomato
#FF6347
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FA493D #3DEEFA
analogous
#FA3D8F #FA493D #FAA83D
triadic
#FA493D #3DFA49 #493DFA
tetradic
#FA493D #8FFA3D #3DEEFA #A83DFA
square
#FA493D #8FFA3D #3DEEFA #A83DFA
split-complementary
#FA493D #3DFAA8 #3D8FFA
monochromatic
#B81005 #F41506 #FA493D #FC8179 #FDB9B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#FA493D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#FA493D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #FA493D
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FA493D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FA493D | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D713A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99836
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF0048
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fa493d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 73, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.215 28.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ff8774',
500: '#fa493d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fa493d; $custom-light: #ff8774; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fa493d",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 73,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.81,
"s": 94.975,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65894,
"c": 0.21524,
"h": 28.4
},
"luminance": 0.25426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FA493D
secondary
#A6E9ED
accent
#D7E600
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#1A0C08
muted
#877D7B