#f0aa9c

Color #f0aa9c

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 12.58 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#f0aa9c

RGB

rgb(240, 170, 156)

HSL

hsl(10, 73.7%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10, 35%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.2%, 35%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(75.87, 23.95, 17.5)

LCH

lch(75.87, 29.66, 36.16)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0856, 31.63)

HWB

hwb(10, 61.2%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ce2f0

Analogous

#f09cb8

#f0aa9c

#f0d49c

Triadic

#f0aa9c

#9cf0aa

#aa9cf0

Split-complementary

#f0aa9c

#9cf0d4

#9cb8f0

Tetradic

#f0aa9c

#e2f09c

#9ce2f0

#aa9cf0

Square

#f0aa9c

#b8f09c

#9ce2f0

#d49cf0

Shades

Color #f0aa9c mixed toward black.

#e77962

#df4729

#ac321a

#732211

#391109

Tints

Color #f0aa9c mixed toward white.

#f2b8ac

#f5c6bd

#f7d4cd

#fae3de

#fcf1ee

Tones

Color #f0aa9c mixed toward gray.

#e9aea3

#e2b3aa

#dbb8b1

#d4bdb8

#cdc1bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d5a0 · ΔE 29

Deuteranopia

#d9dea0 · ΔE 31.6

Tritanopia

#eda2a3 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f0aa9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f0aa9c]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#f0aa9c (#f0aa9c) is rgb(240, 170, 156) in RGB.

No, #f0aa9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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