#F0958E

Accessibility

AAA

9.39:1

Vs white / black

2.24:1 · 9.39:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#f0958e

RGB

rgb(240, 149, 142)

RGBA

rgba(240, 149, 142, 1)

HSL

hsl(4, 77%, 75%)

HSLA

hsla(4, 77%, 75%, 1)

HSV

hsv(4, 41%, 94%)

LAB

lab(70.86% 33.43 18.22)

LCH

lch(70.86% 38.07 28.59)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7615 0.1008 0.0465)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7615 0.111 24.76)

XYZ

xyz(51.57, 41.98, 30.97)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38%, 41%, 6%)

CSS

color: #f0958e;

CSS variable

--color-f0958e: #f0958e;

SCSS

$color-f0958e: #f0958e;

JavaScript

const color = "#f0958e";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#f0958e";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#f0958e" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#f0958e", "rgb": { "r": 240, "g": 149, "b": 142 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7615 0.111 24.76)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#f0958e-1: #f0958e;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

red-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.93 · #FCA5A5

Nearest CSS named color

LightCoral

Very different · ΔE 5.2 · #F08080

Nearest Material color

red-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.01 · #EF9A9A

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 20.9 · #DC3545

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffe4df 100ffd6d0 200ffbfb8 300f7a59e 400de857e 500c06a64 600a25853 700834541 80066332f 9004a211f 950300e0d

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fef6f6 fdedec fbe5e3 fadcd9 f9d3d0 f8cac7 f6c1bd f5b8b4 f4b0aa f3a7a1 f19e97 f0958e dc8982 c87c76 b4706b a0635f 8c5753 784b47 643e3b 50322f 3c2524 281918 140c0c

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fef6f6 fdedec fbe5e3 fadcd9 f9d3d0 f8cac7 f6c1bd f5b8b4 f4b0aa f3a7a1 f19e97

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

dc8982 c87c76 b4706b a0635f 8c5753 784b47 643e3b 50322f 3c2524 281918 140c0c

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

e7938d dd928c d4908b cb8e89 c18c88 b88b87 af8986 a58785 9c8584 938482 898281

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#F0958EStop 1 #8EEAF0Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#F08EB9Stop 1 #F0958EStop 2 #F0C68EStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#F0958EStop 1 #8EF095Stop 2 #958EF0Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#F0958EStop 1 #8EF0C6Stop 2 #8EB9F0Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#5A110CStop 1 #9E1E15Stop 2 #E22A1DStop 3 #EA6A61Stop 4 #F3AAA5Stop 5

Using this color

Where #f0958e works

#F0958E (#f0958e) sits in the red family at about 4° hue, 77% saturation, and 75% lightness. Contrast is 2.24:1 on white and 9.39:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: red-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #f0958e as small body text on white — 2.24:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Red 200#EF9A9A Web Safe #FF9999#FF9999 Spectrum #E7877E#E7877E Spectrum #E28D7E#E28D7E Tailwind red 300#FCA5A5 LightCoral#F08080 Chakra red 400#FC8181 Spectrum #D28D84#D28D84 Spectrum #D68480#D68480 Salmon#FA8072 Spectrum #DE9782#DE9782 Pink Glamour#FF7675