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#fe8165 color: Sunset Papaya

#fe8165 is rgb(254, 129, 101) in RGB and oklch(73.963% 0.15835 33.871) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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11°
100%

74%
0.158
34°
  • Red
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-400
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #fe8165

#fe8165 is a bright light red color. In OKLCH it has 74% lightness, 0.158 chroma and a hue of 34°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.54:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sunset Papaya (#fc7d64). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More light red colors

Lighter: #fe8165 mixed with white

  1. fe8165
  2. ff8f75
  3. ff9c84
  4. ffa994
  5. ffb6a3
  6. ffc2b2
  7. ffcec2
  8. ffdbd1
  9. ffe7e0
  10. fff3f0

Darker: #fe8165 mixed with black

  1. fe8165
  2. dd6f57
  3. bd5e49
  4. 9e4e3c
  5. 803e2f
  6. 632e22
  7. 471f17
  8. 2d120c
  9. 160603
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fe8165 with less saturation

  1. fe8165
  2. f7866d
  3. ef8c75
  4. e8907c
  5. e09583
  6. d8998a
  7. cf9d91
  8. c7a197
  9. bea49e
  10. b4a7a4

Questions about #fe8165

What color is #fe8165?

#fe8165 is bright light red. The closest named color is Sunset Papaya. In RGB it is rgb(254, 129, 101), in HSL hsl(10.98, 98.71%, 69.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.963% 0.15835 33.871).

What colors go well with #fe8165?

The complementary color of #fe8165 is #00c1e4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fa7b9f and #ee9221. The triadic partners are #45c77b and #8da1ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fe8165?

Black text reads better on #fe8165: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fe8165 a warm or cool color?

#fe8165 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 34 degrees, its lightness 74% and its chroma 0.158.