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#FF8A72

#ff8a72 ≈ Salmon

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff8a72 is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 54.12% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.88% magenta, 55.29% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 10.21°, with 100% saturation and 72.35% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with tenderness, care and sweetness. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, weddings and celebrations and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.4065

Complementary

  1. #ff8a72
  2. #72e7ff

Split complementary

  1. #ff8a72
  2. #72ffd0
  3. #72a0ff

Analogous

  1. #ff72a0
  2. #ff8a72
  3. #ffd072

Triadic

  1. #ff8a72
  2. #72ff8a
  3. #8a72ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff8a72
  2. #e7ff72
  3. #72e7ff
  4. #8a72ff

Square

  1. #ff8a72
  2. #a0ff72
  3. #72e7ff
  4. #d072ff

Monochromatic

  1. #d82500
  2. #ff4a25
  3. #ff8a72
  4. #ffc9be
  5. #ffeeeb

Shades

#ff8a72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff8a72
  2. #e67c67
  3. #cc6e5b
  4. #b36150
  5. #995344
  6. #804539
  7. #66372e
  8. #4d2922
  9. #331c17
  10. #1a0e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff8a72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff8a72
  2. #ff9680
  3. #ffa18e
  4. #ffad9c
  5. #ffb9aa
  6. #ffc5b9
  7. #ffd0c7
  8. #ffdcd5
  9. #ffe8e3
  10. #fff3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff8a72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff8a72
  2. #f28973
  3. #e68875
  4. #d98776
  5. #cc8678
  6. #c08579
  7. #b3847a
  8. #a6837c
  9. #99827d
  10. #8d817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d29f97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79c70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b470 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7784 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d09571 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dea571 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7f7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff8a72 {
  color: #ff8a72;
}
Background
.bg-ff8a72 {
  background-color: #ff8a72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff8a72 {
  border: 2px solid #ff8a72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff8a72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 138 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff8a72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff8a72, #ffd072);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff8a72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 138 114 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 3.64 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.18 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.74 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 5.84 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.69 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.98 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.38 #00758d Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Salmon
#ff8a72  rgb(255, 138, 114)  hsl(10, 100%, 72%)  Salmon
#72e7ff  rgb(114, 231, 255)  hsl(190, 100%, 72%)  Non-Photo Blue
#72ff8a  rgb(114, 255, 138)  hsl(130, 100%, 72%)  Mint Green
#8a72ff  rgb(138, 114, 255)  hsl(250, 100%, 72%)  Medium Slate Blue