#f9897b

Color #f9897b

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Salmon #fa8072 · ΔE 5.2 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#f9897b

RGB

rgb(249, 137, 123)

HSL

hsl(6.7, 91.3%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.7, 50.6%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45%, 50.6%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(69.09, 41.11, 26.5)

LCH

lch(69.09, 48.91, 32.81)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.1387, 28.26)

HWB

hwb(6.7, 48.2%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7bebf9

Analogous

#f97bac

#f9897b

#f9c87b

Triadic

#f9897b

#7bf989

#897bf9

Split-complementary

#f9897b

#7bf9c8

#7bacf9

Tetradic

#f9897b

#ebf97b

#7bebf9

#897bf9

Square

#f9897b

#acf97b

#7bebf9

#c87bf9

Shades

Color #f9897b mixed toward black.

#f65440

#ed240b

#b21b08

#771205

#3b0903

Tints

Color #f9897b mixed toward white.

#fa9d91

#fbb0a7

#fcc4bd

#fdd8d3

#feebe9

Tones

Color #f9897b mixed toward gray.

#ee9185

#e49990

#d9a19a

#cfaaa5

#c4b2af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d2d17f · ΔE 40

Deuteranopia

#d8df7f · ΔE 44.2

Tritanopia

#f58182 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 24.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #f9897b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f9897b]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#f9897b (#f9897b) is rgb(249, 137, 123) in RGB.

No, #f9897b 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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