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#FA8A6D

#fa8a6d ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fa8a6d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 54.12% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.8% magenta, 56.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 12.34°, with 93.38% saturation and 70.39% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3961

Complementary

  1. #fa8a6d
  2. #6dddfa

Split complementary

  1. #fa8a6d
  2. #6dfad0
  3. #6d96fa

Analogous

  1. #fa6d96
  2. #fa8a6d
  3. #fad06d

Triadic

  1. #fa8a6d
  2. #6dfa8a
  3. #8a6dfa

Tetradic

  1. #fa8a6d
  2. #ddfa6d
  3. #6dddfa
  4. #8a6dfa

Square

  1. #fa8a6d
  2. #96fa6d
  3. #6dddfa
  4. #d06dfa

Monochromatic

  1. #c72e07
  2. #f74f23
  3. #fa8a6d
  4. #fdc5b7
  5. #feefeb

Shades

#fa8a6d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa8a6d
  2. #e17c62
  3. #c86e57
  4. #af614c
  5. #965341
  6. #7d4537
  7. #64372c
  8. #4b2921
  9. #321c16
  10. #190e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa8a6d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa8a6d
  2. #fb967c
  3. #fba18a
  4. #fcad99
  5. #fcb9a7
  6. #fdc5b6
  7. #fdd0c5
  8. #fedcd3
  9. #fee8e2
  10. #fff3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa8a6d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa8a6d
  2. #ee896f
  3. #e28871
  4. #d58773
  5. #c98675
  6. #bd8577
  7. #b18478
  8. #a5837a
  9. #98827c
  10. #8c817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ce9d95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69a6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b26b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7783 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cd946b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #daa46c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7f7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa8a6d {
  color: #fa8a6d;
}
Background
.bg-fa8a6d {
  background-color: #fa8a6d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa8a6d {
  border: 2px solid #fa8a6d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa8a6d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 138 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 93% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa8a6d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa8a6d, #fad06d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa8a6d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 138 109 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.75 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 4.93 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 5.26 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.49 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.03 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.28 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.45 #057592 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#fa8a6d  rgb(250, 138, 109)  hsl(12, 93%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#6dddfa  rgb(109, 221, 250)  hsl(192, 93%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#6dfa8a  rgb(109, 250, 138)  hsl(132, 93%, 70%)  Spring Green
#8a6dfa  rgb(138, 109, 250)  hsl(252, 93%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue