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#FA7D57 Color

#FA7D57 is rgb(250, 125, 87) in RGB, hsl(14, 94%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 65%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Coral (#FF7F50), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA7D57
HEX#FA7D57
RGBrgb(250, 125, 87)
HSLhsl(14, 94%, 66%)
HSVhsv(14, 65%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 65%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.162 37.6)
LABlab(66.94% 46.73 43.60)
LCHlch(66.94% 63.91 43.02)

What #FA7D57 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FA7D57, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#FA7D57 Channel Values

How #FA7D57 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 250 · G 125 · B 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 94% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 65% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 65% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA7D57 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FA7D57

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA7D57; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FA7D57

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #FA7D57 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FA7D57
Protanopia#9C9C55
Protanomaly#C99156
Deuteranopia#B3B34D
Deuteranomaly#D3A151
Tritanopia#FC7979
Tritanomaly#FB7B6D
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA7D57 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fa7d57: #FA7D57;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA7D57;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa7d57': '#FA7D57' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.490, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_fa7d57">#FA7D57</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA7D57"

More Red Colors

#FA7D57 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA7D57 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA7D57?

#FA7D57 is a light red — rgb(250, 125, 87) in RGB and hsl(14, 94%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Coral (#FF7F50), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.15.

What is the RGB value of #FA7D57?

#FA7D57 is rgb(250, 125, 87) — red 250, green 125, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA7D57?

#FA7D57 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 65%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA7D57 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA7D57 scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA7D57 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA7D57 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 5.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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