Close to Dark Salmon
#FAA296
#FAA296 is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 63.5% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 7°, with 91% saturation and 78% 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 #FAA296.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.97:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.67:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.97:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.67:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FAA296 as they’d see it.
#FAA296 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 #FAA296
What color is #FAA296?
#FAA296 is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 63.5% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 7°, with 91% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FAA296 in RGB?
#FAA296 is rgb(250, 162, 150): 250 red, 162 green, and 150 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FAA296 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 35, 40, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FAA296?
PANTONE 496 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FAA296?
Its complement #3BCADB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.