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#f29166 color: Melon Red

#f29166 is rgb(242, 145, 102) in RGB and oklch(74.958% 0.13114 44.219) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

75%
0.131
44°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.33:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
9.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #f29166

#f29166 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 44°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.33:1 contrast and black text 9.02:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melon Red (#f69268). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #f29166 mixed with white

  1. f29166
  2. f49c76
  3. f7a885
  4. f9b395
  5. fabea4
  6. fcc9b3
  7. fdd4c2
  8. fedfd1
  9. ffe9e0
  10. fff4f0

Darker: #f29166 mixed with black

  1. f29166
  2. d27d58
  3. b46a4a
  4. 96583c
  5. 79462f
  6. 5e3523
  7. 432517
  8. 2b150c
  9. 140704
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f29166 with less saturation

  1. f29166
  2. ec956e
  3. e69876
  4. df9b7e
  5. d99e85
  6. d2a18c
  7. cba493
  8. c4a69a
  9. bda9a1
  10. b5aba7

Questions about #f29166

What color is #f29166?

#f29166 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Melon Red. In RGB it is rgb(242, 145, 102), in HSL hsl(18.43, 84.34%, 67.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.958% 0.13114 44.219).

What colors go well with #f29166?

The complementary color of #f29166 is #2ebfeb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f58994 and #dfa042. The triadic partners are #4bc898 and #a4a1fe.

Is white or black text more readable on #f29166?

Black text reads better on #f29166: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and black gives 9.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f29166 a warm or cool color?

#f29166 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 44 degrees, its lightness 75% and its chroma 0.131.