Skip to the color picker

#f8a595 color: Au Contraire

#f8a595 is rgb(248, 165, 149) in RGB and oklch(79.949% 0.10185 31.398) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

10°
100%

79.9%
0.102
31°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • red-300
  • Black 3%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.94:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #f8a595

#f8a595 is a bright light pink color. In OKLCH it has 79.9% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.94:1 contrast and black text 10.81:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Au Contraire (#f6a694). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-300.

More light pink colors

Lighter: #f8a595 mixed with white

  1. f8a595
  2. faae9f
  3. fbb7aa
  4. fcc0b4
  5. fdc9bf
  6. fed2c9
  7. ffdbd4
  8. ffe4df
  9. ffede9
  10. fff6f4

Darker: #f8a595 mixed with black

  1. f8a595
  2. d88f81
  3. b8796d
  4. 9a655a
  5. 7c5148
  6. 603d37
  7. 452b26
  8. 2c1a16
  9. 150a08
  10. 030101

Calmer: #f8a595 with less saturation

  1. f8a595
  2. f3a899
  3. edab9d
  4. e8ada2
  5. e2b0a6
  6. dcb2aa
  7. d7b5ae
  8. d1b7b2
  9. cab9b6
  10. c4bbb9

Questions about #f8a595

What color is #f8a595?

#f8a595 is bright light pink. The closest named color is Au Contraire. In RGB it is rgb(248, 165, 149), in HSL hsl(9.7, 87.61%, 77.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.949% 0.10185 31.398).

What colors go well with #f8a595?

The complementary color of #f8a595 is #64cfe3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f5a2b9 and #edaf78. The triadic partners are #8bd19c and #a6baff.

Is white or black text more readable on #f8a595?

Black text reads better on #f8a595: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and black gives 10.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f8a595 a warm or cool color?

#f8a595 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 79.9% and its chroma 0.102.