#F8A49D

Accessibility

AAA

10.79:1

Vs white / black

1.95:1 · 10.79:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#f8a49d

RGB

rgb(248, 164, 157)

RGBA

rgba(248, 164, 157, 1)

HSL

hsl(5, 87%, 79%)

HSLA

hsla(5, 87%, 79%, 1)

HSV

hsv(5, 37%, 97%)

LAB

lab(75.42% 30.24 16.46)

LCH

lch(75.42% 34.43 28.56)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7996 0.0916 0.0423)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7996 0.1009 24.79)

XYZ

xyz(58.07, 48.95, 38.28)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34%, 37%, 3%)

CSS

color: #f8a49d;

CSS variable

--color-f8a49d: #f8a49d;

SCSS

$color-f8a49d: #f8a49d;

JavaScript

const color = "#f8a49d";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#f8a49d";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#f8a49d" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#f8a49d", "rgb": { "r": 248, "g": 164, "b": 157 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7996 0.1009 24.79)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#f8a49d-1: #f8a49d;
}

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 2.57 · #FCA5A5

Nearest CSS named color

LightPink

Very different · ΔE 8.22 · #FFB6C1

Nearest Material color

red-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.46 · #EF9A9A

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 24.43 · #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.

50ffe6e1 100ffd7d2 200ffc1bb 300f2a7a1 400d98882 500bb6d67 6009e5a55 700804743 800633431 900472321 9502e100e

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fef7f7 fef0ef fde8e7 fde1de fcd9d6 fcd2ce fbcac6 fac2be fabbb6 f9b3ad f9aca5 f8a49d e39690 cf8983 ba7b76 a56d69 91605c 7c524f 674441 533734 3e2927 291b1a 150e0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fef7f7 fef0ef fde8e7 fde1de fcd9d6 fcd2ce fbcac6 fac2be fabbb6 f9b3ad f9aca5

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

e39690 cf8983 ba7b76 a56d69 91605c 7c524f 674441 533734 3e2927 291b1a 150e0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

eea19b e49e98 da9b96 d09893 c69591 bc928f b28f8c a88c8a 9e8987 948685 8a8382

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#F8A49DStop 1 #9BF0F8Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#F89BC2Stop 1 #F8A49DStop 2 #F8D19BStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#F8A49DStop 1 #9BF8A3Stop 2 #A39BF8Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#F8A49DStop 1 #9BF8D1Stop 2 #9BC2F8Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#5F0E07Stop 1 #A7190CStop 2 #EE2311Stop 3 #F36558Stop 4 #F8A7A0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #f8a49d works

#F8A49D (#f8a49d) sits in the red family at about 5° hue, 87% saturation, and 79% lightness. Contrast is 1.95:1 on white and 10.79:1 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 #f8a49d as small body text on white — 1.95:1 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

Tailwind red 300#FCA5A5 Material Red 200#EF9A9A Web Safe #FF9999#FF9999 First Date#FAB1A0 Tailwind rose 300#FDA4AF Material Deep Orange 200#FFAB91 Spectrum #E28D7E#E28D7E Spectrum #E7877E#E7877E Spectrum #DE9782#DE9782 Spectrum #D28D84#D28D84 LightPink#FFB6C1 Chakra red 400#FC8181