#f8a494

Color #f8a494

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 8.57 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#f8a494

RGB

rgb(248, 164, 148)

HSL

hsl(9.6, 87.7%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.6, 40.3%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.9%, 40.3%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(75.23, 29.23, 21.11)

LCH

lch(75.23, 36.06, 35.84)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.1031, 31.27)

HWB

hwb(9.6, 58%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94e8f8

Analogous

#f894b6

#f8a494

#f8d694

Triadic

#f8a494

#94f8a4

#a494f8

Split-complementary

#f8a494

#94f8d6

#94b6f8

Tetradic

#f8a494

#e8f894

#94e8f8

#a494f8

Square

#f8a494

#b6f894

#94e8f8

#d694f8

Shades

Color #f8a494 mixed toward black.

#f46f56

#f03b18

#ba280c

#7c1b08

#3e0d04

Tints

Color #f8a494 mixed toward white.

#f9b3a6

#fac2b8

#fbd1c9

#fde1db

#fef0ed

Tones

Color #f8a494 mixed toward gray.

#f0a99c

#e7afa4

#dfb5ad

#d7bbb5

#cec0be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d898 · ΔE 32.1

Deuteranopia

#dde399 · ΔE 35.5

Tritanopia

#f59b9c · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f8a494;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f8a494]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#f8a494 (#f8a494) is rgb(248, 164, 148) in RGB.

No, #f8a494 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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