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#fa8868 color: Protein High

#fa8868 is rgb(250, 136, 104) in RGB and oklch(74.548% 0.14642 36.57) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

74.5%
0.146
37°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • orange-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.39:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #fa8868

#fa8868 is a bright light red color. In OKLCH it has 74.5% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.39:1 contrast and black text 8.79:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Protein High (#ff8866). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light red colors

Lighter: #fa8868 mixed with white

  1. fa8868
  2. fc9578
  3. fea187
  4. ffad96
  5. ffb9a5
  6. ffc5b4
  7. ffd1c3
  8. ffdcd2
  9. ffe8e1
  10. fff3f0

Darker: #fa8868 mixed with black

  1. fa8868
  2. d97559
  3. ba634b
  4. 9b523e
  5. 7d4130
  6. 613124
  7. 462218
  8. 2d130c
  9. 150604
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fa8868 with less saturation

  1. fa8868
  2. f38d70
  3. ec9177
  4. e5957e
  5. de9985
  6. d69d8c
  7. cea093
  8. c6a399
  9. bea7a0
  10. b5aaa6

Questions about #fa8868

What color is #fa8868?

#fa8868 is bright light red. The closest named color is Protein High. In RGB it is rgb(250, 136, 104), in HSL hsl(13.15, 93.59%, 69.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.548% 0.14642 36.57).

What colors go well with #fa8868?

The complementary color of #fa8868 is #00c2e8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f8829d and #ea9834. The triadic partners are #4cc886 and #95a2ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa8868?

Black text reads better on #fa8868: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and black gives 8.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa8868 a warm or cool color?

#fa8868 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 74.5% and its chroma 0.146.