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#fa825c color: Ballet Cream

#fa825c is rgb(250, 130, 92) in RGB and oklch(73.441% 0.15594 38.234) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

73.4%
0.156
38°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #fa825c

#fa825c is a bright light red color. In OKLCH it has 73.4% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.5:1 contrast and black text 8.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Ballet Cream (#fc8258). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light red colors

Lighter: #fa825c mixed with white

  1. fa825c
  2. fc8f6d
  3. fe9d7e
  4. ffa98e
  5. ffb69e
  6. ffc2ae
  7. ffcfbe
  8. ffdbcf
  9. ffe7df
  10. fff3ef

Darker: #fa825c mixed with black

  1. fa825c
  2. d9704f
  3. ba5f42
  4. 9b4e36
  5. 7d3e2a
  6. 612f1f
  7. 462014
  8. 2d120a
  9. 150603
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fa825c with less saturation

  1. fa825c
  2. f38765
  3. ec8c6e
  4. e49076
  5. dd947e
  6. d59885
  7. cd9c8d
  8. c4a094
  9. bca39b
  10. b2a6a2

Questions about #fa825c

What color is #fa825c?

#fa825c is bright light red. The closest named color is Ballet Cream. In RGB it is rgb(250, 130, 92), in HSL hsl(14.43, 94.05%, 67.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.441% 0.15594 38.234).

What colors go well with #fa825c?

The complementary color of #fa825c is #00bee9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f97b96 and #e89317. The triadic partners are #33c683 and #949dff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa825c?

Black text reads better on #fa825c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and black gives 8.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa825c a warm or cool color?

#fa825c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 73.4% and its chroma 0.156.