#F0836D
A light, vivid red closely aligning with Salmon.
About #F0836D
At its core, #F0836D is a light and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Salmon. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(240, 131, 109).
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 45% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 10.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#F0836D
RGB240, 131, 109
HSL10.1°, 81.4%, 68.4%
CMYK0%, 45%, 55%, 6%
HSV10.1°, 54.6%, 94.1%
LAB66.4, 39.6, 30.5
XYZ46.8, 35.9, 18.9
Decimal15762285
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.57:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.17:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.46:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.95:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #F0836D;
}
.text-color {
color: #F0836D;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #F0836D;
}