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#FA8070 Color

#FA8070 is rgb(250, 128, 112) in RGB, hsl(7, 93%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 55%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon (#FA8072), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA8070
HEX#FA8070
RGBrgb(250, 128, 112)
HSLhsl(7, 93%, 71%)
HSVhsv(7, 55%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 55%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.152 29)
LABlab(67.82% 46.52 31.22)
LCHlch(67.82% 56.03 33.87)

What #FA8070 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 #FA8070, 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.

#FA8070 Channel Values

How #FA8070 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 128 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 93% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 55% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 55% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.5:1 vs white · 8.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA8070 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 text2.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FA8070 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FA8070

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA8070; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FA8070

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FA8070.

How #FA8070 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#FA8070
Protanopia#9E9E6F
Protanomaly#CA936F
Deuteranopia#B5B569
Deuteranomaly#D4A26C
Tritanopia#FB7E7E
Tritanomaly#FA7F79
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA8070 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fa8070: #FA8070;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA8070;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa8070': '#FA8070' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.502, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_fa8070">#FA8070</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA8070"

More Red Colors

#FA8070 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA8070 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA8070?

#FA8070 is a light red — rgb(250, 128, 112) in RGB and hsl(7, 93%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salmon (#FA8072), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.07.

What is the RGB value of #FA8070?

#FA8070 is rgb(250, 128, 112) — red 250, green 128, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA8070?

#FA8070 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 55%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA8070 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA8070 scores 2.5:1 against white and 8.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA8070 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA8070 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 1.07, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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