#F8A0AF

A very light, vivid red closely aligning with Lightpink.

About #F8A0AF

Visually, #F8A0AF is defined as a vivid red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightpink. Its digital footprint relies on 248 parts red, 160 parts green, and 175 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 35% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 349.8° hue, 86.3% saturation, and 80.0% lightness.

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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8A0AF
RGB248, 160, 175
HSL349.8°, 86.3%, 80.0%
CMYK0%, 35%, 29%, 3%
HSV349.8°, 35.5%, 97.3%
LAB74.9, 34.6, 5.9
XYZ59.0, 48.2, 46.7
Decimal16294063

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.97:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.64:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.04:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8A0AF; }
.text-color { color: #F8A0AF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8A0AF; }

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