#ff9f8d

Color #ff9f8d

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 8.14 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ff9f8d

RGB

rgb(255, 159, 141)

HSL

hsl(9.5, 100%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.5, 44.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.6%, 44.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(74.82, 33.75, 24.47)

LCH

lch(74.82, 41.69, 35.94)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.1183, 31.34)

HWB

hwb(9.5, 55.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8dedff

Analogous

#ff8db4

#ff9f8d

#ffd88d

Triadic

#ff9f8d

#8dff9f

#9f8dff

Split-complementary

#ff9f8d

#8dffd8

#8db4ff

Tetradic

#ff9f8d

#edff8d

#8dedff

#9f8dff

Square

#ff9f8d

#b4ff8d

#8dedff

#d88dff

Shades

Color #ff9f8d mixed toward black.

#ff674b

#ff3009

#c61f00

#841500

#420a00

Tints

Color #ff9f8d mixed toward white.

#ffafa0

#ffbfb3

#ffcfc6

#ffdfd9

#ffefec

Tones

Color #ff9f8d mixed toward gray.

#f5a596

#ecaca0

#e2b2a9

#d9b9b3

#cfbfbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdb92 · ΔE 35

Deuteranopia

#e1e893 · ΔE 39

Tritanopia

#fb9596 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 23.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff9f8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff9f8d]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#ff9f8d (#ff9f8d) is rgb(255, 159, 141) in RGB.

No, #ff9f8d 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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