#FA5555#FA5555

#FA5555 is a light, highly saturated red. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.201 H 24.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#FA5555
RGB	rgb(250, 85, 85)
HSL	hsl(0, 94%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(0, 66%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 66%, 2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.42, 62.63, 35.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.42, 71.91, 29.42°)
OKLab	oklab(67.43% 0.1835 0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(67.43% 0.201 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(44.3171, 27.4832, 11.5638)
Luminance	0.2748 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#FA5555 #55FAFA

analogous

#FA55A7 #FA5555 #FAA755

triadic

#FA5555 #55FA55 #5555FA

tetradic

#FA5555 #A7FA55 #55FAFA #A755FA

square

#FA5555 #A7FA55 #55FAFA #A755FA

split-complementary

#FA5555 #55FAA7 #55A7FA

monochromatic

#CF0606 #F81A1A #FA5555 #FC9090 #FDCCCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.23

#FA5555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.50

#FA5555 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #FA5555

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##FA5555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##FA5555	1.00	3.23	6.50	6.50
#FFFFFF	3.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#827953

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AB9C50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#FF2A57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #fa5555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 85, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.201 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ff8d85',
    500: '#fa5555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #fa5555;
$custom-light: #ff8d85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#fa5555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 250,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 94.286,
    "l": 65.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67429,
    "c": 0.20128,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.27477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#FA5555

secondary

#BAF1F1

accent

#E5E600

background

#FFF9F8

surface

#FFF1EF

border

#D7CBCA

text

#1A0D0B

muted

#877E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #FA5555

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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