#ff8b8a

Color #ff8b8a

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Coral #f08080 · ΔE 4.56 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ff8b8a

RGB

rgb(255, 139, 138)

HSL

hsl(0.5, 100%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0.5, 45.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.5%, 45.9%, 0%)

LAB

lab(70.57, 43.67, 20.34)

LCH

lch(70.57, 48.17, 24.97)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.1409, 21.43)

HWB

hwb(0.5, 54.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8afeff

Analogous

#ff8ac4

#ff8b8a

#ffc68a

Triadic

#ff8b8a

#8aff8b

#8b8aff

Split-complementary

#ff8b8a

#8affc6

#8ac4ff

Tetradic

#ff8b8a

#feff8a

#8afeff

#8b8aff

Square

#ff8b8a

#c4ff8a

#8afeff

#c68aff

Shades

Color #ff8b8a mixed toward black.

#ff4a49

#ff0907

#c50200

#830100

#420100

Tints

Color #ff8b8a mixed toward white.

#ff9e9e

#ffb2b1

#ffc5c5

#ffd8d8

#ffecec

Tones

Color #ff8b8a mixed toward gray.

#f59594

#ec9e9e

#e2a8a7

#d8b1b1

#cebbbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d68a · ΔE 42

Deuteranopia

#dde48a · ΔE 46.5

Tritanopia

#fb8a8a · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 24.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff8b8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff8b8a]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ff8b8a (#ff8b8a) is rgb(255, 139, 138) in RGB.

No, #ff8b8a 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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