Salmon

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 8.40:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#FA8072sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(250, 128, 114)screen channels

HSLhsl(6, 93%, 71%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 54%, 2%)approximate process color

Tailwindred-400nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA2.50:1

Black textAAA8.40:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#512F2A

#A1564C

#FA8072

#FFAA9D

#FFD2CB

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#FA72A8

#FA8072

#FAC472

Triadic

#FA8072

#72FA80

#8072FA

Complement

#FA8072

#72ECFA

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-salmon: #FA8072;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-salmon);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue33°

Lightness67 L*

Chroma53.8

Luminance0.370