#faa99e

Color #faa99e

A vivid, highly saturated very light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 12.05 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#faa99e

RGB

rgb(250, 169, 158)

HSL

hsl(7.2, 90.2%, 80%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.2, 36.8%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.4%, 36.8%, 2%)

LAB

lab(76.78, 28.48, 17.85)

LCH

lch(76.78, 33.61, 32.08)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0977, 27.9)

HWB

hwb(7.2, 62%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eeffa

Analogous

#fa9ec1

#faa99e

#fad79e

Triadic

#faa99e

#9efaa9

#a99efa

Split-complementary

#faa99e

#9efad7

#9ec1fa

Tetradic

#faa99e

#effa9e

#9eeffa

#a99efa

Square

#faa99e

#c1fa9e

#9eeffa

#d79efa

Shades

Color #faa99e mixed toward black.

#f7705d

#f3361d

#c2200a

#811507

#410b03

Tints

Color #faa99e mixed toward white.

#fbb7ae

#fcc6be

#fdd4ce

#fde2df

#fef1ef

Tones

Color #faa99e mixed toward gray.

#f2afa6

#ebb5ad

#e3bbb5

#dbc0bd

#d4c6c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdba1 · ΔE 31.8

Deuteranopia

#e0e6a1 · ΔE 35.4

Tritanopia

#f7a3a3 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 21.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #faa99e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#faa99e]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#faa99e (#faa99e) is rgb(250, 169, 158) in RGB.

No, #faa99e 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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