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#FA8072 Smoked Salmon

#FA8072 is a light, vivid red named Smoked Salmon. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.0% red, 50.2% green and 44.7% blue (rgb(250, 128, 114)). Its HSL value is 6° hue, 93% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 54% yellow and 2% black. #FA8072 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.40:1.

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Variations of #FA8072

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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#FA8072 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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#FA8072 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FA8072 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 71% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BBAE70
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9D9470
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BD9270
  • Deuteranopia 71% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BBAE70
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D09F70
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF6C7D
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF7877
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A4A4A4
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BE9C99

#FA8072 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.50:1 Very poor#FA8072 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.40:1 Very good#FA8072 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FA8072 in CSS

/* Smoked Salmon */
.color { color: #FA8072; }
.background { background-color: #FA8072; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FA8072; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 128 114);
color: hsl(6 93% 71%);
color: oklch(0.735 0.152 28.1);

#FA8072 FAQ

What color is #FA8072?

#FA8072 is a light, vivid red. Its closest named color is Smoked Salmon. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FA8072?

#FA8072 is rgb(250, 128, 114) in RGB, hsl(6, 93%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 49%, 54%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FA8072?

The complementary color of #FA8072 is #72ECFA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FA8072?

Black text has the best contrast on #FA8072: 8.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FA8072 a warm or cool color?

#FA8072 is a warm color.