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#FA856C

#fa856c ≈ Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fa856c is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 52.16% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.8% magenta, 56.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 10.56°, 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.3818

Complementary

  1. #fa856c
  2. #6ce1fa

Split complementary

  1. #fa856c
  2. #6cfacc
  3. #6c9afa

Analogous

  1. #fa6c9a
  2. #fa856c
  3. #facc6c

Triadic

  1. #fa856c
  2. #6cfa85
  3. #856cfa

Tetradic

  1. #fa856c
  2. #e1fa6c
  3. #6ce1fa
  4. #856cfa

Square

  1. #fa856c
  2. #9afa6c
  3. #6ce1fa
  4. #cc6cfa

Monochromatic

  1. #c62807
  2. #f74822
  3. #fa856c
  4. #fdc2b6
  5. #feefeb

Shades

#fa856c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa856c
  2. #e17861
  3. #c86a56
  4. #af5d4c
  5. #965041
  6. #7d4336
  7. #64352b
  8. #4b2820
  9. #321b16
  10. #190d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa856c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa856c
  2. #fb917b
  3. #fb9d89
  4. #fcaa98
  5. #fcb6a7
  6. #fdc2b6
  7. #fdcec4
  8. #fedad3
  9. #fee7e2
  10. #fff3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa856c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa856c
  2. #ee856e
  3. #e28470
  4. #d58472
  5. #c98374
  6. #bd8376
  7. #b18278
  8. #a5827a
  9. #98817c
  10. #8c817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cd9a92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2976a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb06a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff717f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cb906b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9a06b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7a78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa856c {
  color: #fa856c;
}
Background
.bg-fa856c {
  background-color: #fa856c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa856c {
  border: 2px solid #fa856c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa856c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 133 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 93% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa856c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa856c, #facc6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa856c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 133 108 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 3.40 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 4.92 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.86 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.99 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.00 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.15 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.34 #057a93 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Salmon
#fa856c  rgb(250, 133, 108)  hsl(11, 93%, 70%)  Salmon
#6ce1fa  rgb(108, 225, 250)  hsl(191, 93%, 70%)  Non-Photo Blue
#6cfa85  rgb(108, 250, 133)  hsl(131, 93%, 70%)  Spring Green
#856cfa  rgb(133, 108, 250)  hsl(251, 93%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue