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#FF8A79 closest to Kissable

#FF8A79 is a light, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Kissable. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 54.1% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(255, 138, 121)). Its HSL value is 8° hue, 100% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black. #FF8A79 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.16:1.

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Variations of #FF8A79

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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#FF8A79 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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#FF8A79 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF8A79 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C2B577
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A69C77
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C49A77
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2B577
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D6A777
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF7886
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF837F
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C5A4A0

#FF8A79 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.29:1 Very poor#FF8A79 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.16:1 Very good#FF8A79 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF8A79 in CSS

/* Kissable */
.color { color: #FF8A79; }
.background { background-color: #FF8A79; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF8A79; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 138 121);
color: hsl(8 100% 74%);
color: oklch(0.758 0.145 29.5);

#FF8A79 FAQ

What color is #FF8A79?

#FF8A79 is a light, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Kissable. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF8A79?

#FF8A79 is rgb(255, 138, 121) in RGB, hsl(8, 100%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 46%, 53%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF8A79?

The complementary color of #FF8A79 is #79EEFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF8A79?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF8A79: 9.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF8A79 a warm or cool color?

#FF8A79 is a warm color.