#FA8970#FA8970
#FA8970 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.143 H 33.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FA8970 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 137, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 93%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 55%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.2%, 55.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.03, 40.57, 32.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.03, 51.98, 38.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.84% 0.119 0.079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.84% 0.143 33.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2984, 39.3905, 20.2277) |
| Luminance | 0.3938 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 3.75
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 4.75
Melon
#FF7855
ΔE00 4.77
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.03
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 5.18
Orange Pink
#FF6F52
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FA8970 #70E1FA
analogous
#FA709C #FA8970 #FACE70
triadic
#FA8970 #70FA89 #8970FA
tetradic
#FA8970 #9CFA70 #70E1FA #CE70FA
square
#FA8970 #9CFA70 #70E1FA #CE70FA
split-complementary
#FA8970 #70FACE #709CFA
monochromatic
#E83108 #F85835 #FA8970 #FCBAAB #FEE7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#FA8970 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#FA8970 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FA8970
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FA8970 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FA8970 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A59A6E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B26E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7683
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fa8970; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 137, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.143 33.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffad99',
500: '#fa8970',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fa8970; $custom-light: #ffad99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fa8970",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 137,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.87,
"s": 93.243,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74838,
"c": 0.14285,
"h": 33.6
},
"luminance": 0.39385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FA8970
secondary
#D1EFF5
accent
#BCE600
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF4F2
border
#D7CECC
text
#19100E
muted
#877F7E