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#F87F72

#f87f72 ≈ Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f87f72 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 49.8% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.79% magenta, 54.03% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 5.82°, with 90.54% saturation and 70.98% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 0.49.

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Relative luminance0.3635

Complementary

  1. #f87f72
  2. #72ebf8

Split complementary

  1. #f87f72
  2. #72f8c2
  3. #72a8f8

Analogous

  1. #f872a8
  2. #f87f72
  3. #f8c272

Triadic

  1. #f87f72
  2. #72f87f
  3. #7f72f8

Tetradic

  1. #f87f72
  2. #ebf872
  3. #72ebf8
  4. #7f72f8

Square

  1. #f87f72
  2. #a8f872
  3. #72ebf8
  4. #c272f8

Monochromatic

  1. #c71c0a
  2. #f43d29
  3. #f87f72
  4. #fcc1bb
  5. #feedec

Shades

#f87f72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f87f72
  2. #df7267
  3. #c6665b
  4. #ae5950
  5. #954c44
  6. #7c4039
  7. #63332e
  8. #4a2622
  9. #321917
  10. #190d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f87f72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f87f72
  2. #f98c80
  3. #f9998e
  4. #faa59c
  5. #fbb2aa
  6. #fcbfb9
  7. #fcccc7
  8. #fdd9d5
  9. #fee5e3
  10. #fef2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f87f72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f87f72
  2. #ec7f73
  3. #e07f75
  4. #d47f76
  5. #c87f78
  6. #bc8079
  7. #b0807a
  8. #a4807c
  9. #98807d
  10. #8c807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ca9692 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c9370 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baac70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6c7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c88b71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d69c71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7478 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f87f72 {
  color: #f87f72;
}
Background
.bg-f87f72 {
  background-color: #f87f72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f87f72 {
  border: 2px solid #f87f72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f87f72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 127 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 6 91% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f87f72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f87f72, #f8c272);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f87f72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 127 114 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 0.49 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 3.93 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 4.45 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 4.59 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.12 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 7.80 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.85 #07808d Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Salmon
#f87f72  rgb(248, 127, 114)  hsl(6, 91%, 71%)  Salmon
#72ebf8  rgb(114, 235, 248)  hsl(186, 91%, 71%)  Electric Blue
#72f87f  rgb(114, 248, 127)  hsl(126, 91%, 71%)  Mint Green
#7f72f8  rgb(127, 114, 248)  hsl(246, 91%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue