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#fa8266 color: Slippery Salmon

#fa8266 is rgb(250, 130, 102) in RGB and oklch(73.593% 0.15264 34.288) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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11°
100%

73.6%
0.153
34°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.45:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #fa8266

#fa8266 is a bright light red color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 34°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.45:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Slippery Salmon (#f87e63). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More light red colors

Lighter: #fa8266 mixed with white

  1. fa8266
  2. fc8f76
  3. fe9c85
  4. ffa994
  5. ffb6a3
  6. ffc2b3
  7. ffcfc2
  8. ffdbd1
  9. ffe7e0
  10. fff3f0

Darker: #fa8266 mixed with black

  1. fa8266
  2. d97058
  3. ba5f4a
  4. 9b4e3c
  5. 7d3e2f
  6. 612f23
  7. 462017
  8. 2d120c
  9. 150604
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fa8266 with less saturation

  1. fa8266
  2. f3876e
  3. ec8c75
  4. e4907c
  5. dd9583
  6. d5998a
  7. cd9c90
  8. c5a097
  9. bca39d
  10. b3a6a3

Questions about #fa8266

What color is #fa8266?

#fa8266 is bright light red. The closest named color is Slippery Salmon. In RGB it is rgb(250, 130, 102), in HSL hsl(11.35, 93.67%, 69.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.593% 0.15264 34.288).

What colors go well with #fa8266?

The complementary color of #fa8266 is #00c0e3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f77d9e and #eb922a. The triadic partners are #48c57c and #8da0ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa8266?

Black text reads better on #fa8266: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and black gives 8.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa8266 a warm or cool color?

#fa8266 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 34 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.153.