What color is #FA8383?

#FA8383 is a light, vivid red known as Strawberry Field. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Strawberry Field?

The RGB value is 250, 131, 131: 250 red, 131 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Strawberry Field?

The complementary color is #83FAFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FA8383?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Strawberry Field color: hex code #FA8383

#FA8383 rgb(250, 131, 131)

Shades of pink

Strawberry Field has the hex code #FA8383. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 51.4% green and 51.4% blue (250, 131, 131).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 92% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 48% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

Strawberry Field (#FA8383) color codes

HEX	`#FA8383`
RGB	`rgb(250, 131, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 51.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 92%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 48%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 48%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.17, 45.2, 20.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.17, 49.78, 24.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.641, 38.201, 26.122)`
Decimal	`16417667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Strawberry Field, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FA8383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FA8383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FA8383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fa8383; }
.text { color: #fa8383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa8383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 131 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fa8383, #fabf83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FA8383 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FA8383?: #FA8383 is a light, vivid red known as Strawberry Field. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Strawberry Field?: The RGB value is 250, 131, 131: 250 red, 131 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Strawberry Field?: The complementary color is #83FAFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FA8383?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.