#FAAA9C#FAAA9C
#FAAA9C is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.515; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.097 H 30.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAAA9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 170, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 90%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 38%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 37.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.97, 27.72, 19.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.97, 33.72, 34.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.19% 0.084 0.049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.19% 0.097 30.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.8022, 51.4780, 38.2325) |
| Luminance | 0.5147 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 2.81
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 3.06
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 3.57
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.35
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 7.28
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAAA9C #9CECFA
analogous
#FA9CBD #FAAA9C #FAD99C
triadic
#FAAA9C #9CFAAA #AA9CFA
tetradic
#FAAA9C #BDFA9C #9CECFA #D99CFA
square
#FAAA9C #BDFA9C #9CECFA #D99CFA
split-complementary
#FAAA9C #9CFAD9 #9CBDFA
monochromatic
#F44627 #F77862 #FAAA9C #FDDCD6 #FEE6E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#FAAA9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.29
#FAAA9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAAA9C
11.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAAA9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAAA9C | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.29 | 11.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB49B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFC49B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9FA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faaa9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 170, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.097 30.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fec4b9',
500: '#faaa9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faaa9c; $custom-light: #fec4b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faaa9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 170,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.936,
"s": 90.385,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81194,
"c": 0.09722,
"h": 30.3
},
"luminance": 0.51474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAAA9C
secondary
#5FC9DB
accent
#C3E600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F8
border
#D7D2D1
text
#181211
muted
#868281