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#fa8872 color: Fruit Red

#fa8872 is rgb(250, 136, 114) in RGB and oklch(74.718% 0.14322 32.083) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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10°
100%

74.7%
0.143
32°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #fa8872

#fa8872 is a bright light red color. In OKLCH it has 74.7% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 32°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.38:1 contrast and black text 8.83:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fruit Red (#fa8970). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More light red colors

Lighter: #fa8872 mixed with white

  1. fa8872
  2. fc9580
  3. fea18e
  4. ffad9c
  5. ffb9aa
  6. ffc5b8
  7. ffd1c6
  8. ffdcd4
  9. ffe8e2
  10. fff3f1

Darker: #fa8872 mixed with black

  1. fa8872
  2. d97562
  3. ba6353
  4. 9b5244
  5. 7d4136
  6. 613128
  7. 46221b
  8. 2d130e
  9. 150604
  10. 030101

Calmer: #fa8872 with less saturation

  1. fa8872
  2. f38d78
  3. ec917f
  4. e59585
  5. de998b
  6. d69d91
  7. cfa097
  8. c7a49c
  9. bfa7a2
  10. b6aaa7

Questions about #fa8872

What color is #fa8872?

#fa8872 is bright light red. The closest named color is Fruit Red. In RGB it is rgb(250, 136, 114), in HSL hsl(9.71, 93.15%, 71.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.718% 0.14322 32.083).

What colors go well with #fa8872?

The complementary color of #fa8872 is #00c4e1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f684a6 and #ec9640. The triadic partners are #5cc77f and #8ea6ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa8872?

Black text reads better on #fa8872: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and black gives 8.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa8872 a warm or cool color?

#fa8872 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 32 degrees, its lightness 74.7% and its chroma 0.143.