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#fa9166 color: Melon Red

#fa9166 is rgb(250, 145, 102) in RGB and oklch(75.954% 0.1397 42.615) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

76%
0.140
43°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.31:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #fa9166

#fa9166 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 76% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 43°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.26:1 contrast and black text 9.31:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melon Red (#f69268). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #fa9166 mixed with white

  1. fa9166
  2. fc9d76
  3. fda886
  4. ffb395
  5. ffbea4
  6. ffc9b3
  7. ffd4c2
  8. ffdfd2
  9. ffeae1
  10. fff4f0

Darker: #fa9166 mixed with black

  1. fa9166
  2. d97d58
  3. ba6a4a
  4. 9b583c
  5. 7d462f
  6. 613523
  7. 462517
  8. 2d150c
  9. 150704
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fa9166 with less saturation

  1. fa9166
  2. f3956f
  3. ed9977
  4. e69c7f
  5. dfa087
  6. d8a38e
  7. d1a695
  8. c9a99c
  9. c1aca3
  10. b9aeaa

Questions about #fa9166

What color is #fa9166?

#fa9166 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Melon Red. In RGB it is rgb(250, 145, 102), in HSL hsl(17.43, 93.67%, 69.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.954% 0.1397 42.615).

What colors go well with #fa9166?

The complementary color of #fa9166 is #0cc3f1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fc8998 and #e6a13c. The triadic partners are #48cc96 and #a4a4ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa9166?

Black text reads better on #fa9166: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and black gives 9.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa9166 a warm or cool color?

#fa9166 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 43 degrees, its lightness 76% and its chroma 0.14.