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#fa9fa0 color: Young Crab

#fa9fa0 is rgb(250, 159, 160) in RGB and oklch(79.41% 0.10884 19.068) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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359°
100%

79.4%
0.109
19°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.99:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #fa9fa0

#fa9fa0 is a bright light pink color. In OKLCH it has 79.4% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 19°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.53:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Young Crab (#f6a09d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-300.

More light pink colors

Lighter: #fa9fa0 mixed with white

  1. fa9fa0
  2. fca9a9
  3. fdb3b3
  4. febcbc
  5. ffc6c5
  6. ffcfcf
  7. ffd9d8
  8. ffe2e2
  9. ffecec
  10. fff5f5

Darker: #fa9fa0 mixed with black

  1. fa9fa0
  2. d98a8b
  3. ba7576
  4. 9b6161
  5. 7d4d4e
  6. 613b3b
  7. 462929
  8. 2d1819
  9. 150909
  10. 030101

Calmer: #fa9fa0 with less saturation

  1. fa9fa0
  2. f4a2a3
  3. efa6a6
  4. e9a9a8
  5. e3acab
  6. ddaeae
  7. d7b1b1
  8. d0b4b3
  9. cab7b6
  10. c3b9b9

Questions about #fa9fa0

What color is #fa9fa0?

#fa9fa0 is bright light pink. The closest named color is Young Crab. In RGB it is rgb(250, 159, 160), in HSL hsl(359.34, 90.1%, 80.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.41% 0.10884 19.068).

What colors go well with #fa9fa0?

The complementary color of #fa9fa0 is #55d1d6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f19fc7 and #f5a77c. The triadic partners are #98cd89 and #91bdff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa9fa0?

Black text reads better on #fa9fa0: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa9fa0 a warm or cool color?

#fa9fa0 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 19 degrees, its lightness 79.4% and its chroma 0.109.