What color is #FA8072?

#FA8072 is a light, vivid red known as Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FA8072?

The RGB value is 250, 128, 114: 250 red, 128 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FA8072?

The complementary color is #72ECFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FA8072?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FA8072 color

#FA8072 rgb(250, 128, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FA8072 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 50.2% green and 44.7% blue (250, 128, 114).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 93% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 54% yellow and 2% black.

This exact color is also called Salmon, Smoked Salmon.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#FA8072 color codes

HEX	`#FA8072`
RGB	`rgb(250, 128, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 50.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 93%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 54%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 54%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.26, 45.23, 29.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.26, 53.78, 32.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.185, 36.983, 20.412)`
Decimal	`16416882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FA8072, 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 #FA8072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FA8072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #FA8072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fa8072; }
.text { color: #fa8072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa8072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 128 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fa8072, #fac472); }

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Questions

What color is #FA8072?: #FA8072 is a light, vivid red known as Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FA8072?: The RGB value is 250, 128, 114: 250 red, 128 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FA8072?: The complementary color is #72ECFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FA8072?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.