Information about #FA8E9F color

#FA8E9F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FA8E9F is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 142, 159) — 98% red, 55.7% green, 62.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 36 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid earthy red, #FA8E9F appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Salmon Pink (#FF91A4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pink Sherbet (#F78FA7) and Rosa (#FE86A4).

The recipe behind #FA8E9F is rgb(250, 142, 159), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #FA8E9F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FA8E9F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FA8E9F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FA8E9F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Salmon Pink color link
Salmon Pink

#FF91A4

Pink Sherbet color link
Pink Sherbet

#F78FA7

Rosa color link
Rosa

#FE86A4

Wewak color link
Wewak

#F1919A

Vanilla Ice color link
Vanilla Ice

#F38FA9

Pinky color link
Pinky

#FC86AA

Peach Burst color link
Peach Burst

#F39998

Pastel Berry color link
Pastel Berry

#ED8698

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FA8E9F
  • RGB250, 142, 159
  • CMYK0, 42, 36, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 142, 159)
  • HSL351°, 92%, 77%
  • HSL Precise350.556°, 91.525%, 76.863%
  • HSV351°, 43%, 98%
  • HSB351°, 43%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.557, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.557, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.557, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFA8E9F
  • DECIMAL ID16420511
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01