#FFA8A2

Accessibility

AAA

11.37:1

Vs white / black

1.85:1 · 11.37:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#ffa8a2

RGB

rgb(255, 168, 162)

RGBA

rgba(255, 168, 162, 1)

HSL

hsl(4, 100%, 82%)

HSLA

hsla(4, 100%, 82%, 1)

HSV

hsv(4, 36%, 100%)

LAB

lab(77.21% 31.33 16.36)

LCH

lch(77.21% 35.34 27.57)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8154 0.0949 0.0421)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8154 0.1038 23.92)

XYZ

xyz(61.77, 51.88, 40.94)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34%, 36%, 0%)

CSS

color: #ffa8a2;

CSS variable

--color-ffa8a2: #ffa8a2;

SCSS

$color-ffa8a2: #ffa8a2;

JavaScript

const color = "#ffa8a2";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#ffa8a2";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#ffa8a2" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#ffa8a2", "rgb": { "r": 255, "g": 168, "b": 162 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8154 0.1038 23.92)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#ffa8a2-1: #ffa8a2;
}

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 2.21 · #FCA5A5

Nearest CSS named color

LightPink

Very different · ΔE 7.53 · #FFB6C1

Nearest Material color

red-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.28 · #EF9A9A

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 25.38 · #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.

50ffe5e1 100ffd7d2 200ffc0bb 300f4a7a1 400db8782 500bd6c67 6009f5956 700814643 800643431 900482221 9502f0f0e

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fff8f7 fff1f0 ffe9e8 ffe2e0 ffdbd8 ffd4d1 ffccc9 ffc5c1 ffbeb9 ffb7b2 ffafaa ffa8a2 ea9a95 d58c87 bf7e7a aa706c 95625e 805451 6a4644 553836 402a29 2a1c1b 150e0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fff8f7 fff1f0 ffe9e8 ffe2e0 ffdbd8 ffd4d1 ffccc9 ffc5c1 ffbeb9 ffb7b2 ffafaa

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

ea9a95 d58c87 bf7e7a aa706c 95625e 805451 6a4644 553836 402a29 2a1c1b 150e0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

f4a59f eaa19c df9e9a d59b97 ca9794 c09491 b5918e aa8d8b a08a89 958786 8b8383

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#FFA8A2Stop 1 #A3F9FFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#FFA3CBStop 1 #FFA8A2Stop 2 #FFD7A3Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#FFA8A2Stop 1 #A3FFA9Stop 2 #A9A3FFStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#FFA8A2Stop 1 #A3FFD7Stop 2 #A3CBFFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#660700Stop 1 #B30C00Stop 2 #FF1100Stop 3 #FF584DStop 4 #FFA099Stop 5

Using this color

Where #ffa8a2 works

#FFA8A2 (#ffa8a2) sits in the red family at about 4° hue, 100% saturation, and 82% lightness. Contrast is 1.85:1 on white and 11.37:1 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 #ffa8a2 as small body text on white — 1.85:1 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 Web Safe #FF9999#FF9999 Material Red 200#EF9A9A First Date#FAB1A0 Tailwind rose 300#FDA4AF Material Deep Orange 200#FFAB91 LightPink#FFB6C1 Spectrum #E28D7E#E28D7E Spectrum #E7877E#E7877E Spectrum #DE9782#DE9782 Chakra red 400#FC8181 Spectrum #ED9B7E#ED9B7E