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#fa9cd4 color: Himalayan Balsam

#fa9cd4 is rgb(250, 156, 212) in RGB and oklch(80.442% 0.13071 343.876) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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324°
100%

80.4%
0.131
344°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Plum
  • pink-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #fa9cd4

#fa9cd4 is a bright light pink color. In OKLCH it has 80.4% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 344°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.77:1, 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: #fa9cd4 mixed with white

  1. fa9cd4
  2. fba6d8
  3. fdb0dd
  4. febae1
  5. ffc4e5
  6. ffceea
  7. ffd8ee
  8. ffe2f2
  9. ffecf6
  10. fff5fb

Darker: #fa9cd4 mixed with black

  1. fa9cd4
  2. d987b8
  3. ba739d
  4. 9b5f83
  5. 7d4c69
  6. 613951
  7. 46283a
  8. 2d1824
  9. 150910
  10. 030102

Calmer: #fa9cd4 with less saturation

  1. fa9cd4
  2. f5a0d2
  3. efa4d0
  4. eaa8ce
  5. e4abcc
  6. deafca
  7. d9b2c8
  8. d2b6c5
  9. ccb9c3
  10. c6bcc1

Questions about #fa9cd4

What color is #fa9cd4?

#fa9cd4 is bright light pink. The closest named color is Himalayan Balsam. In RGB it is rgb(250, 156, 212), in HSL hsl(324.26, 90.38%, 79.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.442% 0.13071 343.876).

What colors go well with #fa9cd4?

The complementary color of #fa9cd4 is #61d9a8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #dea5fa and #ff9ba6. The triadic partners are #cdc356 and #47d1fd.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa9cd4?

Black text reads better on #fa9cd4: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa9cd4 a warm or cool color?

#fa9cd4 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 344 degrees, its lightness 80.4% and its chroma 0.131.