#FA8072
salmon
#FA8072 is a red colour. In RGB it is 250 red, 128 green and 114 blue, which converts to a hue of 6 degrees, 93% saturation and 71% lightness. It is one of the named CSS colours, written as salmon in stylesheets.
Color values
| HEX | #FA8072 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 128, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 93%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49%, 54%, 2%) |
Contrast and accessibility
Against white the contrast ratio is 2.5:1, and against black it is 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
| Background | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 2.5:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black | 8.4:1 | AAA | AAA |
Tints and shades
Lighter tints move #FA8072 toward white, and darker shades move it toward black.
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Code
| CSS | color: #FA8072; |
|---|---|
| CSS rgb() | color: rgb(250 128 114); |
| Tailwind | bg-[#fa8072] |
| SwiftUI | Color(red: 0.980, green: 0.502, blue: 0.447) |
| Android | Color.parseColor("#FA8072") |