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#FA718B

#FA718B is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 44.3% green, and 54.5% blue. Its hue is 349°, with 93% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.69:1 Fail
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7.80:1 AAA
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2.69:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

7.80:1 AAA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FA718B as they’d see it.

Typical vision#FA718B
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #FA718B?

#FA718B is a light, vivid red, close to the color Watermelon. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 44.3% green, and 54.5% blue. Its hue is 349°, with 93% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #FA718B in RGB?

#FA718B is rgb(250, 113, 139): 250 red, 113 green, and 139 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #FA718B in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 55, 44, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #FA718B?

PANTONE 210 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #FA718B?

Its complement #00B29A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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