#FAAA9D#FAAA9D
#FAAA9D is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.515; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.097 H 29.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAAA9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 170, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 90%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 37%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 37.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.99, 27.84, 18.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.99, 33.52, 33.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.22% 0.0844 0.0478) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.22% 0.097 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.8872, 51.5120, 38.6803) |
| Luminance | 0.5151 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 3.16
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 3.18
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 3.89
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.42
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 7.54
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 8.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAAA9D #9DEDFA
analogous
#FA9DBF #FAAA9D #FAD89D
triadic
#FAAA9D #9DFAAA #AA9DFA
tetradic
#FAAA9D #BFFA9D #9DEDFA #D89DFA
square
#FAAA9D #BFFA9D #9DEDFA #D89DFA
split-complementary
#FAAA9D #9DFAD8 #9DBFFA
monochromatic
#F44529 #F77763 #FAAA9D #FDDDD7 #FEE6E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#FAAA9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.30
#FAAA9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAAA9D
11.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAAA9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAAA9D | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.30 | 11.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB49C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEC49C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9FA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faaa9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 170, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.097 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fec4ba',
500: '#faaa9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faaa9d; $custom-light: #fec4ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faaa9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 170,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.387,
"s": 90.291,
"l": 79.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81217,
"c": 0.09693,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.51508
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAAA9D
secondary
#60CADB
accent
#C5E600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F8
border
#D7D2D1
text
#181211
muted
#868281