#FCA5A5 color
The swatch above shows #FCA5A5 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#FCA5A5 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the CSS named color lightsalmon (#FFA07A).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: red-300. That means you can write bg-red-300 or text-red-300 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #FCA5A5 |
| RGB | rgb(252, 165, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 94%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35%, 35%, 1%) |
| Decimal | 16557477 |
| CSS | color: #FCA5A5; |
| Android | 0xFFFCA5A5 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.647, blue: 0.647, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #FCA5A5 | 1.90:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #FCA5A5 | 11.06:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #FCA5A5
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #FCA5A5 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #FCA5A5
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #FCA5A5 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #FCA5A5; background-color: #FCA5A5; }
.element { color: rgb(252 165 165); }
.element { color: hsl(0 94% 82%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-red-300 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #FCA5A5;Frequently asked questions
What color is #FCA5A5?
#FCA5A5 is a very light, vivid red. Its hue sits at 0° on the color wheel, with 94% saturation and 82% lightness.
What is #FCA5A5 in RGB?
#FCA5A5 converts to rgb(252, 165, 165) — 252 red, 165 green and 165 blue.
What is #FCA5A5 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 35%, 1%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #FCA5A5 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (11.06:1 versus 1.90:1).
What is the complementary color of #FCA5A5?
#A6FCFC — the hue directly opposite #FCA5A5 on the color wheel.