#ff8e6c

Color #ff8e6c

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Salmon #ffa07a · ΔE 9.38 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ff8e6c

RGB

rgb(255, 142, 108)

HSL

hsl(13.9, 100%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.9, 57.6%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 57.6%, 0%)

LAB

lab(70.66, 39.62, 36.86)

LCH

lch(70.66, 54.11, 42.93)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.1452, 37.56)

HWB

hwb(13.9, 42.4%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6cddff

Analogous

#ff6c94

#ff8e6c

#ffd86c

Triadic

#ff8e6c

#6cff8e

#8e6cff

Split-complementary

#ff8e6c

#6cffd8

#6c94ff

Tetradic

#ff8e6c

#ddff6c

#6cddff

#8e6cff

Square

#ff8e6c

#94ff6c

#6cddff

#d86cff

Shades

Color #ff8e6c mixed toward black.

#ff6030

#f23800

#b62a00

#791c00

#3d0e00

Tints

Color #ff8e6c mixed toward white.

#ffa185

#ffb49d

#ffc7b6

#ffd9ce

#ffece7

Tones

Color #ff8e6c mixed toward gray.

#f39578

#e79b85

#daa291

#cea89d

#c2afa9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d8d775 · ΔE 38.4

Deuteranopia

#dde577 · ΔE 42.3

Tritanopia

#fb7c7e · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 25

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff8e6c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff8e6c]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#ff8e6c (#ff8e6c) is rgb(255, 142, 108) in RGB.

No, #ff8e6c 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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