#f8979e

Color #f8979e

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Coral #f08080 · ΔE 11.46 Nearest Tailwind class rose-300 #ffa1ad · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#f8979e

RGB

rgb(248, 151, 158)

HSL

hsl(355.7, 87.4%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(355.7, 39.1%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 36.3%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(72.6, 37.14, 11.96)

LCH

lch(72.6, 39.02, 17.85)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.1167, 15.45)

HWB

hwb(355.7, 59.2%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97f8f1

Analogous

#f897ce

#f8979e

#f8c097

Triadic

#f8979e

#9ef897

#979ef8

Split-complementary

#f8979e

#97f8c0

#97cef8

Tetradic

#f8979e

#f8f197

#97f8f1

#979ef8

Square

#f8979e

#cef897

#97f8f1

#c097f8

Shades

Color #f8979e mixed toward black.

#f45964

#f01a2a

#bb0d19

#7d0811

#3e0408

Tints

Color #f8979e mixed toward white.

#f9a8ae

#fababe

#fbcbce

#fddcdf

#feeeef

Tones

Color #f8979e mixed toward gray.

#f09fa5

#e8a7ac

#e0afb3

#d8b7ba

#d0bfc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d49c · ΔE 37.8

Deuteranopia

#dae19c · ΔE 42.4

Tritanopia

#f49b9b · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 23.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #f8979e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f8979e]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#f8979e (#f8979e) is rgb(248, 151, 158) in RGB.

No, #f8979e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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