#F0A099

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Darksalmon.

About #F0A099

The hex code #F0A099 represents a beautifully specific shade of red. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darksalmon. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 240, 160, and 153.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 33% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 4.8° hue, 74.4% saturation, and 77.1% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F0A099
RGB240, 160, 153
HSL4.8°, 74.4%, 77.1%
CMYK0%, 33%, 36%, 6%
HSV4.8°, 36.2%, 94.1%
LAB73.5, 28.9, 15.9
XYZ54.3, 46.0, 36.1
Decimal15769753

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.06:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.19:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.97:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.67:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0A099; }
.text-color { color: #F0A099; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0A099; }

Similar Colors

Darksalmon
#E9967A