#FA8572#FA8572
#FA8572 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.146 H 30.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FA8572 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 133, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 93%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 54.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.26, 42.74, 30.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.26, 52.44, 35.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.26% 0.126 0.0743) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.26% 0.146 30.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8529, 38.3194, 20.6346) |
| Luminance | 0.3831 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 1.77
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 2.98
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.04
Melon
#FF7855
ΔE00 5.53
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 5.79
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FA8572 #72E7FA
analogous
#FA72A3 #FA8572 #FAC972
triadic
#FA8572 #72FA85 #8572FA
tetradic
#FA8572 #A3FA72 #72E7FA #C972FA
square
#FA8572 #A3FA72 #72E7FA #C972FA
split-complementary
#FA8572 #72FAC9 #72A3FA
monochromatic
#E92808 #F85237 #FA8572 #FCB8AD #FEE5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#FA8572 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#FA8572 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FA8572
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FA8572 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FA8572 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19770
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEB070
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7281
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fa8572; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 133, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.146 30.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffaa9a',
500: '#fa8572',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fa8572; $custom-light: #ffaa9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fa8572",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 133,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.382,
"s": 93.151,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74255,
"c": 0.14626,
"h": 30.5
},
"luminance": 0.38314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FA8572
secondary
#D2F1F6
accent
#C5E600
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF4F2
border
#D7CECC
text
#19100E
muted
#877F7E