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#fa8c83 color: Desert Flower

#fa8c83 is rgb(250, 140, 131) in RGB and oklch(75.672% 0.13494 25.655) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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5°
100%

75.7%
0.135
26°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #fa8c83

#fa8c83 is a bright light pink color. In OKLCH it has 75.7% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.3:1 contrast and black text 9.14:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Desert Flower (#ff8d82). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-300.

More light pink colors

Lighter: #fa8c83 mixed with white

  1. fa8c83
  2. fc988f
  3. fea49b
  4. ffb0a8
  5. ffbbb4
  6. ffc7c0
  7. ffd2cd
  8. ffddd9
  9. ffe9e6
  10. fff4f2

Darker: #fa8c83 mixed with black

  1. fa8c83
  2. d97971
  3. ba6760
  4. 9b554f
  5. 7d433f
  6. 61332f
  7. 462320
  8. 2d1412
  9. 150706
  10. 030101

Calmer: #fa8c83 with less saturation

  1. fa8c83
  2. f39088
  3. ed958c
  4. e69991
  5. df9c96
  6. d8a09a
  7. d0a39f
  8. c9a7a3
  9. c1aaa7
  10. b9adac

Questions about #fa8c83

What color is #fa8c83?

#fa8c83 is bright light pink. The closest named color is Desert Flower. In RGB it is rgb(250, 140, 131), in HSL hsl(4.54, 92.25%, 74.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.672% 0.13494 25.655).

What colors go well with #fa8c83?

The complementary color of #fa8c83 is #00c8d9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f38ab3 and #f19855. The triadic partners are #74c77a and #87adff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa8c83?

Black text reads better on #fa8c83: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and black gives 9.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa8c83 a warm or cool color?

#fa8c83 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 75.7% and its chroma 0.135.