#F8838A

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Lightcoral.

About #F8838A

The precise color #F8838A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightcoral. In the RGB color space, it consists of 248 red, 131 green, and 138 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 44% yellow, and 3% black. 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. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8838A
RGB248, 131, 138
HSL356.4°, 89.3%, 74.3%
CMYK0%, 47%, 44%, 3%
HSV356.4°, 47.2%, 97.3%
LAB68.0, 45.2, 16.7
XYZ51.4, 38.0, 28.7
Decimal16286602

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.60:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.32:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8838A; }
.text-color { color: #F8838A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8838A; }

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