Close to Tulip
#FA8486
#FA8486 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Tulip. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 51.8% green, and 52.5% blue. Its hue is 359°, with 92% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FA8486.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.41:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.71:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.41:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.71:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FA8486 as they’d see it.
#FA8486 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FA8486
What color is #FA8486?
#FA8486 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Tulip. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 51.8% green, and 52.5% blue. Its hue is 359°, with 92% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FA8486 in RGB?
#FA8486 is rgb(250, 132, 134): 250 red, 132 green, and 134 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FA8486 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 47, 46, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FA8486?
PANTONE 1635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FA8486?
Its complement #1EB9B8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.