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#fa7970 color: Hipster Salmon

#fa7970 is rgb(250, 121, 112) in RGB and oklch(72.441% 0.15952 25.846) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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4°
100%

72.4%
0.160
26°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.61:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #fa7970

#fa7970 is a bright light red color. In OKLCH it has 72.4% lightness, 0.16 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.61:1 contrast and black text 8.03:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Hipster Salmon (#fd7c6e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More light red colors

Lighter: #fa7970 mixed with white

  1. fa7970
  2. fc887e
  3. fe968c
  4. ffa39a
  5. ffb1a8
  6. ffbeb7
  7. ffcbc5
  8. ffd8d3
  9. ffe5e2
  10. fff2f0

Darker: #fa7970 mixed with black

  1. fa7970
  2. d96860
  3. ba5851
  4. 9b4843
  5. 7d3935
  6. 612b27
  7. 461d1a
  8. 2d100e
  9. 150504
  10. 030101

Calmer: #fa7970 with less saturation

  1. fa7970
  2. f37f76
  3. eb847c
  4. e48981
  5. dc8e87
  6. d4938c
  7. cb9791
  8. c29b96
  9. b99f9c
  10. b0a2a1

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Colors that go with #fa7970

Complementary
#fa7970#00bed2
Analogous
#fa7970#f277a9#f0872e
Triadic
#fa7970#5ac065#76a1ff
Split
#fa7970#00c5a2#00b3fb

Questions about #fa7970

What color is #fa7970?

#fa7970 is bright light red. The closest named color is Hipster Salmon. In RGB it is rgb(250, 121, 112), in HSL hsl(3.91, 93.24%, 70.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.441% 0.15952 25.846).

What colors go well with #fa7970?

The complementary color of #fa7970 is #00bed2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f277a9 and #f0872e. The triadic partners are #5ac065 and #76a1ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa7970?

Black text reads better on #fa7970: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and black gives 8.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa7970 a warm or cool color?

#fa7970 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 72.4% and its chroma 0.16.