lightsalmon — #FFA07A
#FFA07A
rgb(255, 160, 122) · hsl(17, 100%, 74%) · CSS keyword lightsalmon
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| lightsalmon on white | 1.99:1 | — | — |
| lightsalmon on black | 10.56:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, lightsalmon takes black text: 10.56:1 against 1.99:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: lightsalmon;
color: #ffa07a;
color: rgb(255 160 122);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to lightsalmon
- sandybrown — #F4A460
- darksalmon — #E9967A
- salmon — #FA8072
- lightcoral — #F08080
- burlywood — #DEB887
- coral — #FF7F50
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for lightsalmon?
The hex code for lightsalmon is #FFA07A — RGB 255, 160, 122.
Can I use lightsalmon for text?
Not on a white background. lightsalmon reaches only 1.99:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on lightsalmon be black or white?
Black — 10.56:1 against 1.99:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- lightseagreen — #20B2AA
- lightskyblue — #87CEFA
- lightslategray — #778899
- lightsteelblue — #B0C4DE
- lightyellow — #FFFFE0
- lime — #00FF00
- limegreen — #32CD32
- linen — #FAF0E6
- magenta — #FF00FF
- maroon — #800000
- mediumaquamarine — #66CDAA
- mediumblue — #0000CD
#FFA07A in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference