#FAAEAA#FAAEAA
#FAAEAA is a very light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.535; OKLCH L 82.2% C 0.090 H 22.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAAEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 174, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 89%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 32%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 32%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.17, 27.30, 13.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.17, 30.36, 25.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.22% 0.0831 0.0345) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.22% 0.09 22.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.8180, 53.5023, 45.0934) |
| Luminance | 0.5350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightpink
#FFB6C1
ΔE00 5.90
Pale Rose
#FDC1C5
ΔE00 5.92
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 6.01
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 6.63
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 6.88
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAAEAA #AAF6FA
analogous
#FAAACE #FAAEAA #FAD6AA
triadic
#FAAEAA #AAFAAE #AEAAFA
tetradic
#FAAEAA #CEFAAA #AAF6FA #D6AAFA
square
#FAAEAA #CEFAAA #AAF6FA #D6AAFA
split-complementary
#FAAEAA #AAFAD6 #AACEFA
monochromatic
#F34036 #F77770 #FAAEAA #FDE3E2 #FDE3E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#FAAEAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.70
#FAAEAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAAEAA
11.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAAEAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAAEAA | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.70 | 11.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB8A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFC7A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFA5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faaeaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 174, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.2% 0.090 22.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fec6c3',
500: '#faaeaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faaeaa; $custom-light: #fec6c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faaeaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 174,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3,
"s": 88.889,
"l": 82.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8222,
"c": 0.08994,
"h": 22.6
},
"luminance": 0.53498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAAEAA
secondary
#6CD7DD
accent
#DAE600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F9
border
#D7D2D2
text
#181312
muted
#868282