#FAAA9E#FAAA9E
#FAAA9E is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.515; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.097 H 28.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAAA9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 170, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 90%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 37%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 36.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.01, 27.95, 18.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.01, 33.34, 33.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.24% 0.0847 0.0465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.24% 0.097 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.9729, 51.5463, 39.1318) |
| Luminance | 0.5154 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 3.34
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 3.52
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 4.22
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.52
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 7.81
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 8.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAAA9E #9EEEFA
analogous
#FA9EC0 #FAAA9E #FAD89E
triadic
#FAAA9E #9EFAAA #AA9EFA
tetradic
#FAAA9E #C0FA9E #9EEEFA #D89EFA
square
#FAAA9E #C0FA9E #9EEEFA #D89EFA
split-complementary
#FAAA9E #9EFAD8 #9EC0FA
monochromatic
#F4442A #F77764 #FAAA9E #FDDDD8 #FDE5E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#FAAA9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.31
#FAAA9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAAA9E
11.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAAA9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAAA9E | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.31 | 11.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB59D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEC49D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFA0A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faaa9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 170, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.097 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fec4ba',
500: '#faaa9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faaa9e; $custom-light: #fec4ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faaa9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 170,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.826,
"s": 90.196,
"l": 80
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81239,
"c": 0.09666,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.51542
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAAA9E
secondary
#61CBDB
accent
#C8E600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F8
border
#D7D2D1
text
#181211
muted
#868281