ColrShiftFA8072 (salmon) — RGB, HSL, CMYK and Contrast
A red at 71% lightness and 93% saturation, which puts it at 2.50:1 against white and 8.40:1 against black. The tables below give the notation conversions, the tints and shades that keep the hue intact, and the harmonies that pair with it.
Notation conversions
| Notation | Value |
|---|---|
| HEX | FA8072 |
| RGB | rgb(250, 128, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 93%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49%, 54%, 2%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.3698 |
| Perceived brightness | 63.9 / 100 |
Contrast against pure white and pure black
Pair this colour with the two extremes to see which is the safer text partner. AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; AAA raises that to 7:1 and 4.5:1.
| Against | Hex | Ratio | AA text | AA large | AAA text |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #FFFFFF | white | 2.50:1 | fail | fail | fail |
| #000000 | black | 8.40:1 | pass | pass | pass |
Tints and shades
Lightness moves in ten-point steps while hue and saturation stay fixed, which keeps the colour recognisable in a scale. The last column is the ratio against white text, useful for deciding where a scale stops working as a background.
| Step | Hex | HSL | vs white text |
|---|---|---|---|
| shade -30 | #cc1b07 | hsl(6, 93%, 41%) | 5.63:1 |
| shade -20 | #f7270f | hsl(6, 93%, 51%) | 4.00:1 |
| shade -10 | #f85441 | hsl(6, 93%, 61%) | 3.31:1 |
| tint +10 | #fcaca3 | hsl(6, 93%, 81%) | 1.82:1 |
| tint +20 | #fdd9d5 | hsl(6, 93%, 91%) | 1.31:1 |
| tint +30 | #ffffff | hsl(6, 93%, 100%) | 1.00:1 |
Harmonies
| Scheme | Hex |
|---|---|
| Complementary | #72ecfa |
| Analogous −30 | #fa72a8 |
| Analogous +30 | #fac472 |
| Triadic −120 | #8072fa |
| Triadic +120 | #72fa80 |
Take the channels apart and the numbers hold together: 250, 128 and 114 average 164, the strongest channel is 250 and the weakest 114, and that span is what pushes saturation to 93.2% at hue 6.2° and lightness 71.4%. Luminance 0.3698 with perceived brightness 63.9 out of 100 is why the white ratio (2.50:1) and the black ratio (8.40:1) diverge by 5.89. Entry 7 of 69, it steps to #cc1b07 at minus thirty and #ffffff at plus thirty.
Nearby colours
Frequently asked questions
What text colour should sit on FA8072?
Black gives 8.40:1 and white gives 2.50:1, so black wins at 8.40:1. That clears the 4.5:1 AA threshold for normal text and the 7:1 AAA threshold as well.
Do the CMYK numbers match a print workflow?
They are the naive conversion from RGB, which assumes no ink limit, no colour profile and no black generation strategy. Real print work needs a profile-aware conversion; the values here are the ones the converter reports and are best used as a starting point for a designer rather than a press-ready separations file.
Convert any other colour, or test a pair against each other, in the ColrShift colour converter and contrast checker. The colour library groups every entry on this site by hue family.