#ffa59f

Color #ffa59f

A vivid, highly saturated very light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 13.35 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ffa59f

RGB

rgb(255, 165, 159)

HSL

hsl(3.8, 100%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.8, 37.6%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.3%, 37.6%, 0%)

LAB

lab(76.48, 32.55, 16.98)

LCH

lch(76.48, 36.71, 27.55)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.1077, 23.88)

HWB

hwb(3.8, 62.4%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ff9ff

Analogous

#ff9fc9

#ffa59f

#ffd59f

Triadic

#ffa59f

#9fffa5

#a59fff

Split-complementary

#ffa59f

#9fffd5

#9fc9ff

Tetradic

#ffa59f

#f9ff9f

#9ff9ff

#a59fff

Square

#ffa59f

#c9ff9f

#9ff9ff

#d59fff

Shades

Color #ffa59f mixed toward black.

#ff655a

#ff2415

#cf0d00

#8a0900

#450400

Tints

Color #ffa59f mixed toward white.

#ffb4af

#ffc3bf

#ffd2cf

#ffe1df

#fff0ef

Tones

Color #ffa59f mixed toward gray.

#f7aca7

#efb3af

#e7bab7

#dfc1bf

#d7c8c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dedda0 · ΔE 34.7

Deuteranopia

#e3e9a1 · ΔE 38.5

Tritanopia

#fba2a2 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 22.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffa59f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffa59f]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#ffa59f (#ffa59f) is rgb(255, 165, 159) in RGB.

No, #ffa59f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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