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#fa8a69 color: Protein High

#fa8a69 is rgb(250, 138, 105) in RGB and oklch(74.878% 0.14427 37.243) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

74.9%
0.144
37°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • orange-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #fa8a69

#fa8a69 is a bright light red color. In OKLCH it has 74.9% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.36:1 contrast and black text 8.9:1, 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: #fa8a69 mixed with white

  1. fa8a69
  2. fc9678
  3. fea388
  4. ffae97
  5. ffbaa5
  6. ffc6b4
  7. ffd1c3
  8. ffddd2
  9. ffe8e1
  10. fff4f0

Darker: #fa8a69 mixed with black

  1. fa8a69
  2. d9775a
  3. ba654c
  4. 9b533e
  5. 7d4231
  6. 613224
  7. 462218
  8. 2d140c
  9. 150704
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fa8a69 with less saturation

  1. fa8a69
  2. f38f71
  3. ec9378
  4. e5977f
  5. de9b86
  6. d79e8d
  7. cfa194
  8. c7a59a
  9. bfa8a1
  10. b6aba7

Questions about #fa8a69

What color is #fa8a69?

#fa8a69 is bright light red. The closest named color is Protein High. In RGB it is rgb(250, 138, 105), in HSL hsl(13.66, 93.55%, 69.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.878% 0.14427 37.243).

What colors go well with #fa8a69?

The complementary color of #fa8a69 is #00c2e9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f9849d and #e99a37. The triadic partners are #4dc889 and #98a3ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa8a69?

Black text reads better on #fa8a69: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and black gives 8.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa8a69 a warm or cool color?

#fa8a69 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 74.9% and its chroma 0.144.