#F0A899

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Darksalmon.

About #F0A899

When working with digital screens, the color #F0A899 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darksalmon. Its digital footprint relies on 240 parts red, 168 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

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 30% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F0A899
RGB240, 168, 153
HSL10.3°, 74.4%, 77.1%
CMYK0%, 30%, 36%, 6%
HSV10.3°, 36.2%, 94.1%
LAB75.3, 24.7, 18.4
XYZ55.7, 48.8, 36.6
Decimal15771801

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.95:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.77:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.15:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0A899; }
.text-color { color: #F0A899; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0A899; }

Similar Colors

Darksalmon
#E9967A