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#FA6E79 Begonia

#FA6E79 is a light, vivid red named Begonia. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.0% red, 43.1% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(250, 110, 121)). Its HSL value is 355° hue, 93% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 52% yellow and 2% black. #FA6E79 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.57:1.

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Variations of #FA6E79

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FA6E79 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FA6E79 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FA6E79 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 66% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1A676
  • Protanopia 63% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E8979
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B48678
  • Deuteranopia 66% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1A676
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CA9576
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF5873
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF6676
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B99294

#FA6E79 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.77:1 Very poor#FA6E79 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.57:1 Very good#FA6E79 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FA6E79 in CSS

/* Begonia */
.color { color: #FA6E79; }
.background { background-color: #FA6E79; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FA6E79; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 110 121);
color: hsl(355 93% 71%);
color: oklch(0.711 0.171 17.8);

#FA6E79 FAQ

What color is #FA6E79?

#FA6E79 is a light, vivid red. Its closest named color is Begonia. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FA6E79?

#FA6E79 is rgb(250, 110, 121) in RGB, hsl(355, 93%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 56%, 52%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FA6E79?

The complementary color of #FA6E79 is #6EFAEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FA6E79?

Black text has the best contrast on #FA6E79: 7.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FA6E79 a warm or cool color?

#FA6E79 is a warm color.