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#fa6c59 color: Living Coral

#fa6c59 is rgb(250, 108, 89) in RGB and oklch(70.26% 0.17771 29.878) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

70.3%
0.178
30°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.86:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #fa6c59

#fa6c59 is a bright light red color. In OKLCH it has 70.3% lightness, 0.178 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.86:1 contrast and black text 7.35:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Living Coral (#ff6a52). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More light red colors

Lighter: #fa6c59 mixed with white

  1. fa6c59
  2. fd7d6a
  3. ff8c7b
  4. ff9c8b
  5. ffaa9c
  6. ffb9ac
  7. ffc7bc
  8. ffd5cd
  9. ffe3de
  10. fff1ee

Darker: #fa6c59 mixed with black

  1. fa6c59
  2. d95d4c
  3. ba4e40
  4. 9b4034
  5. 7d3228
  6. 61251d
  7. 461913
  8. 2d0d09
  9. 150403
  10. 030000

Calmer: #fa6c59 with less saturation

  1. fa6c59
  2. f27361
  3. ea7a69
  4. e28070
  5. d98577
  6. d18a7e
  7. c88f85
  8. be938c
  9. b49792
  10. aa9b99

Questions about #fa6c59

What color is #fa6c59?

#fa6c59 is bright light red. The closest named color is Living Coral. In RGB it is rgb(250, 108, 89), in HSL hsl(7.08, 94.15%, 66.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.26% 0.17771 29.878).

What colors go well with #fa6c59?

The complementary color of #fa6c59 is #00b6cf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f3689b and #ec7e00. The triadic partners are #2ebd5f and #7595ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa6c59?

Black text reads better on #fa6c59: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and black gives 7.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa6c59 a warm or cool color?

#fa6c59 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 70.3% and its chroma 0.178.