#F8A099
A light, vivid red closely aligning with Darksalmon.
About #F8A099
At its core, #F8A099 is a light and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Darksalmon. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(248, 160, 153).
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 35% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 4.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
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#F8A099
RGB248, 160, 153
HSL4.4°, 87.2%, 78.6%
CMYK0%, 35%, 38%, 3%
HSV4.4°, 38.3%, 97.3%
LAB74.4, 31.9, 17.3
XYZ57.0, 47.4, 36.3
Decimal16294041
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.00:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.48:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.92:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.91:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #F8A099;
}
.text-color {
color: #F8A099;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #F8A099;
}