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#fa8966 color: Protein High

#fa8966 is rgb(250, 137, 102) in RGB and oklch(74.673% 0.14624 37.963) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

74.7%
0.146
38°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-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 #fa8966

#fa8966 is a bright light red color. In OKLCH it has 74.7% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 38°.

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

More light red colors

Lighter: #fa8966 mixed with white

  1. fa8966
  2. fc9676
  3. fea285
  4. ffae95
  5. ffbaa4
  6. ffc5b3
  7. ffd1c2
  8. ffddd1
  9. ffe8e0
  10. fff4f0

Darker: #fa8966 mixed with black

  1. fa8966
  2. d97658
  3. ba644a
  4. 9b533c
  5. 7d422f
  6. 613123
  7. 462217
  8. 2d140c
  9. 150704
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fa8966 with less saturation

  1. fa8966
  2. f38e6e
  3. ec9276
  4. e5967d
  5. de9a85
  6. d69d8c
  7. cfa192
  8. c7a499
  9. bea7a0
  10. b6aaa6

Questions about #fa8966

What color is #fa8966?

#fa8966 is bright light red. The closest named color is Protein High. In RGB it is rgb(250, 137, 102), in HSL hsl(14.19, 93.67%, 69.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.673% 0.14624 37.963).

What colors go well with #fa8966?

The complementary color of #fa8966 is #00c2ea. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f9829b and #e99933. The triadic partners are #48c889 and #98a2ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa8966?

Black text reads better on #fa8966: 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 #fa8966 a warm or cool color?

#fa8966 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 74.7% and its chroma 0.146.