#ff8a81

Color #ff8a81

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Salmon #fa8072 · ΔE 5.53 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ff8a81

RGB

rgb(255, 138, 129)

HSL

hsl(4.3, 100%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.3, 49.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.9%, 49.4%, 0%)

LAB

lab(70.2, 43.34, 24.81)

LCH

lch(70.2, 49.94, 29.79)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.1434, 25.58)

HWB

hwb(4.3, 50.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81f6ff

Analogous

#ff81b7

#ff8a81

#ffc981

Triadic

#ff8a81

#81ff8a

#8a81ff

Split-complementary

#ff8a81

#81ffc9

#81b7ff

Tetradic

#ff8a81

#f6ff81

#81f6ff

#8a81ff

Square

#ff8a81

#b7ff81

#81f6ff

#c981ff

Shades

Color #ff8a81 mixed toward black.

#ff4f41

#ff1301

#c00e00

#800900

#400500

Tints

Color #ff8a81 mixed toward white.

#ff9e96

#ffb1ab

#ffc5c0

#ffd8d5

#ffecea

Tones

Color #ff8a81 mixed toward gray.

#f5938c

#ea9c96

#e0a5a1

#d5aeab

#cbb7b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d683 · ΔE 41.7

Deuteranopia

#dde484 · ΔE 45.9

Tritanopia

#fb8585 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 24.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff8a81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff8a81]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#ff8a81 (#ff8a81) is rgb(255, 138, 129) in RGB.

No, #ff8a81 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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