All About Color #FA5538

#FA5538

About #FA5538

#FA5538 is a light red color with the hex code #FA5538. In RGB it is red 250, green 85, blue 56; in HSL it is hue 9°, saturation 95%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 0%, 66%, 78%, 2%. Its contrast ratio is 3.27:1 on white and 6.42:1 on black.

#FA5538 Color Conversion

Hex tripletFA, 55, 38
CMYK0.00%, 66.00%, 77.60%, 1.96%
RGB Decimal250, 85, 56
HSL9°, 95%, 60%
RGB Octal372, 125, 70
HSV (HSB)8.97°, 77.60%, 98.04%
RGB Binary11111010, 1010101, 111000
CIE-L*AB59.07, 61.39, 50.53
RGB Percent98.04%, 33.33%, 21.96%
CIE-L*CH59.07, 79.51, 39.46
XYZ43.39, 27.11, 6.69
CIE-L*UV59.07, 131.61, 38.93
xyY0.56, 0.35, 27.11
Hunter-Lab52.06, 57.64, 28.83
RYB98.04%, 35.33%, 21.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FA5538 on a dark background: contrast 6.42:1, passes WCAG AA.
#FA5538 on a light background: contrast 3.27:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #FA5538, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#FA5538 · #FCA292 · #D12405 · #38DDFA · #92ECFC

Analogous palette

#FA38DD · #FA387C · #FA5538 · #FAB638 · #DDFA38

Triadic palette

#FA5538 · #38FA55 · #5538FA · #FCA292 · #92FCA2

Tetradic palette

#FA5538 · #7CFA38 · #38DDFA · #B638FA · #D12405

Monochromatic palette

#951A04 · #E02606 · #FA5538 · #FC9583 · #FED5CD

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