#f8a196

Color #f8a196

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 10.2 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#f8a196

RGB

rgb(248, 161, 150)

HSL

hsl(6.7, 87.5%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.7, 39.5%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.1%, 39.5%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(74.61, 31.02, 19.15)

LCH

lch(74.61, 36.45, 31.69)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.1056, 27.51)

HWB

hwb(6.7, 58.8%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96edf8

Analogous

#f896bc

#f8a196

#f8d296

Triadic

#f8a196

#96f8a1

#a196f8

Split-complementary

#f8a196

#96f8d2

#96bcf8

Tetradic

#f8a196

#edf896

#96edf8

#a196f8

Square

#f8a196

#bcf896

#96edf8

#d296f8

Shades

Color #f8a196 mixed toward black.

#f46958

#f0311a

#ba200c

#7c1508

#3e0b04

Tints

Color #f8a196 mixed toward white.

#f9b0a7

#fac0b9

#fbd0ca

#fde0dc

#feefed

Tones

Color #f8a196 mixed toward gray.

#f0a79e

#e8ada6

#dfb4ae

#d7bab7

#cfc1bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d8d799 · ΔE 33.4

Deuteranopia

#dde299 · ΔE 36.9

Tritanopia

#f59b9b · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f8a196;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f8a196]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#f8a196 (#f8a196) is rgb(248, 161, 150) in RGB.

No, #f8a196 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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