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#fa9acd color: Himalayan Balsam

#fa9acd is rgb(250, 154, 205) in RGB and oklch(79.889% 0.1296 347.331) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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328°
100%

79.9%
0.130
347°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Plum
  • pink-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.99:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #fa9acd

#fa9acd is a bright light pink color. In OKLCH it has 79.9% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 347°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.57:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Himalayan Balsam (#ff99cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-300.

More light pink colors

Lighter: #fa9acd mixed with white

  1. fa9acd
  2. fca4d2
  3. fdafd7
  4. feb9dc
  5. ffc3e1
  6. ffcde6
  7. ffd7eb
  8. ffe1f0
  9. ffebf5
  10. fff5fa

Darker: #fa9acd mixed with black

  1. fa9acd
  2. d985b2
  3. ba7198
  4. 9b5e7e
  5. 7d4b66
  6. 61394e
  7. 462738
  8. 2d1723
  9. 15090f
  10. 030102

Calmer: #fa9acd with less saturation

  1. fa9acd
  2. f59ecb
  3. efa2ca
  4. e9a6c8
  5. e4a9c7
  6. deadc5
  7. d8b0c4
  8. d1b4c2
  9. cbb7c0
  10. c4babf

Questions about #fa9acd

What color is #fa9acd?

#fa9acd is bright light pink. The closest named color is Himalayan Balsam. In RGB it is rgb(250, 154, 205), in HSL hsl(328.13, 90.57%, 79.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.889% 0.1296 347.331).

What colors go well with #fa9acd?

The complementary color of #fa9acd is #59d8ac. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #dfa2f4 and #ff9a9f. The triadic partners are #c6c358 and #4ecdfe.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa9acd?

Black text reads better on #fa9acd: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa9acd a warm or cool color?

#fa9acd is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 347 degrees, its lightness 79.9% and its chroma 0.13.