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#FA6C8A

#fa6c8a ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fa6c8a is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 42.35% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.8% magenta, 44.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 347.32°, with 93.42% saturation and 70.2% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 6.83.

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Relative luminance0.3288

Complementary

  1. #fa6c8a
  2. #6cfadc

Split complementary

  1. #fa6c8a
  2. #6cfa95
  3. #6cd1fa

Analogous

  1. #fa6cd1
  2. #fa6c8a
  3. #fa956c

Triadic

  1. #fa6c8a
  2. #8afa6c
  3. #6c8afa

Tetradic

  1. #fa6c8a
  2. #fadc6c
  3. #6cfadc
  4. #6c8afa

Square

  1. #fa6c8a
  2. #d1fa6c
  3. #6cfadc
  4. #956cfa

Monochromatic

  1. #c6072f
  2. #f7224f
  3. #fa6c8a
  4. #fdb6c5
  5. #feebef

Shades

#fa6c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa6c8a
  2. #e1617c
  3. #c8566e
  4. #af4c61
  5. #964153
  6. #7d3645
  7. #642b37
  8. #4b2029
  9. #32161c
  10. #190b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa6c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa6c8a
  2. #fb7b96
  3. #fb89a1
  4. #fc98ad
  5. #fca7b9
  6. #fdb6c5
  7. #fdc4d0
  8. #fed3dc
  9. #fee2e8
  10. #fff0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa6c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa6c8a
  2. #ee6e89
  3. #e27088
  4. #d57287
  5. #c97486
  6. #bd7685
  7. #b17884
  8. #a57a83
  9. #987c82
  10. #8c7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c88b95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898a8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea687 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5a77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c17f8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d19288 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff627f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa6c8a {
  color: #fa6c8a;
}
Background
.bg-fa6c8a {
  background-color: #fa6c8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa6c8a {
  border: 2px solid #fa6c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa6c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 108 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 93% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa6c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa6c8a, #fa956c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa6c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 108 138 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 6.83 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 6.90 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 7.32 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 7.75 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 7.76 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 7.95 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 8.33 #059375 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#fa6c8a  rgb(250, 108, 138)  hsl(347, 93%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red
#6cfadc  rgb(108, 250, 220)  hsl(167, 93%, 70%)  Aquamarine
#8afa6c  rgb(138, 250, 108)  hsl(107, 93%, 70%)  Mint Green
#6c8afa  rgb(108, 138, 250)  hsl(227, 93%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue