#FF8E79

Accessibility

AAA

9.4:1

Vs white / black

2.23:1 · 9.4:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#ff8e79

RGB

rgb(255, 142, 121)

RGBA

rgba(255, 142, 121, 1)

HSL

hsl(9, 100%, 74%)

HSLA

hsla(9, 100%, 74%, 1)

HSV

hsv(9, 53%, 100%)

LAB

lab(70.87% 40.63 30.09)

LCH

lch(70.87% 50.56 36.52)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7642 0.12 0.0739)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7642 0.1409 31.63)

XYZ

xyz(54.37, 41.99, 23.33)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 44%, 53%, 0%)

CSS

color: #ff8e79;

CSS variable

--color-ff8e79: #ff8e79;

SCSS

$color-ff8e79: #ff8e79;

JavaScript

const color = "#ff8e79";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#ff8e79";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#ff8e79" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#ff8e79", "rgb": { "r": 255, "g": 142, "b": 121 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7642 0.1409 31.63)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#ff8e79-1: #ff8e79;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

red-400

Very different · ΔE 8.23 · #F87171

Nearest CSS named color

Salmon

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.68 · #FA8072

Nearest Material color

deep-orange-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.8 · #FF8A65

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 20.33 · #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.

50ffe1d2 100ffd1c1 200ffb9a8 300ff9e8b 400ec7d69 500cd614e 600ad5040 7008c3e31 8006d2d22 9004f1d14 950340904

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fff6f4 ffece9 ffe3de ffd9d2 ffd0c7 ffc7bc ffbdb1 ffb4a6 ffaa9b ffa18f ff9784 ff8e79 ea826f d57665 bf6b5b aa5f51 955347 80473d 6a3b32 552f28 40241e 2a1814 150c0a

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fff6f4 ffece9 ffe3de ffd9d2 ffd0c7 ffc7bc ffbdb1 ffb4a6 ffaa9b ffa18f ff9784

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

ea826f d57665 bf6b5b aa5f51 955347 80473d 6a3b32 552f28 40241e 2a1814 150c0a

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

f48d7a ea8c7a df8b7b d5897b ca887c c0877d b5867d aa857e a0847e 95827f 8b817f

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#FF8E79Stop 1 #7AEBFFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#FF7AA9Stop 1 #FF8E79Stop 2 #FFD17AStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#FF8E79Stop 1 #7AFF8EStop 2 #8E7AFFStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#FF8E79Stop 1 #7AFFD1Stop 2 #7AA9FFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#660F00Stop 1 #B31B00Stop 2 #FF2600Stop 3 #FF674DStop 4 #FFA899Stop 5

Using this color

Where #ff8e79 works

#FF8E79 (#ff8e79) sits in the red family at about 9° hue, 100% saturation, and 74% lightness. Contrast is 2.23:1 on white and 9.4:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: red-400 (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 #ff8e79 as small body text on white — 2.23:1 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

Salmon#FA8072 Material Deep Orange 300#FF8A65 Spectrum #E28D7E#E28D7E DarkSalmon#E9967A Spectrum #E7877E#E7877E Spectrum #ED9B7E#ED9B7E Chakra red 400#FC8181 Spectrum #E68260#E68260 LightSalmon#FFA07A Spectrum #DE9782#DE9782 Pink Glamour#FF7675 Spectrum #EB735C#EB735C