#FC8979#FC8979
#FC8979 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.143 H 29.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FC8979 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 137, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 96%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 52%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.6%, 52%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, 42.04, 28.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 50.60, 33.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.26% 0.1246 0.0694) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.26% 0.143 29.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5454, 39.9727, 23.0337) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 2.06
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 3.48
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 3.93
Salmon Pink
#FE7B7C
ΔE00 5.41
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.66
Lightcoral
#F08080
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FC8979 #79ECFC
analogous
#FC79AA #FC8979 #FCCA79
triadic
#FC8979 #79FC89 #8979FC
tetradic
#FC8979 #AAFC79 #79ECFC #CA79FC
square
#FC8979 #AAFC79 #79ECFC #CA79FC
split-complementary
#FC8979 #79FCCA #79AAFC
monochromatic
#F52305 #FB543D #FC8979 #FDBEB5 #FEE5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#FC8979 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#FC8979 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FC8979
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FC8979 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FC8979 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49B77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B377
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7785
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fc8979; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 137, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.143 29.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffada0',
500: '#fc8979',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fc8979; $custom-light: #ffada0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fc8979",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 137,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.328,
"s": 95.62,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7526,
"c": 0.14264,
"h": 29.1
},
"luminance": 0.39967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FC8979
secondary
#D4F2F7
accent
#C9E600
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF4F2
border
#D7CECC
text
#19100E
muted
#877F7E