All About Color #FA5E42

#FA5E42

About #FA5E42

#FA5E42 is a light red color with the hex code #FA5E42. In RGB it is red 250, green 94, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 9°, saturation 95%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 0%, 62%, 74%, 2%. Its contrast ratio is 3.11:1 on white and 6.74:1 on black.

#FA5E42 Color Conversion

Hex tripletFA, 5E, 42
CMYK0.00%, 62.40%, 73.60%, 1.96%
RGB Decimal250, 94, 66
HSL9°, 95%, 62%
RGB Octal372, 136, 102
HSV (HSB)9.13°, 73.60%, 98.04%
RGB Binary11111010, 1011110, 1000010
CIE-L*AB60.54, 58.09, 46.96
RGB Percent98.04%, 36.86%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH60.54, 74.70, 38.95
XYZ44.41, 28.72, 8.36
CIE-L*UV60.54, 123.73, 38.05
xyY0.54, 0.35, 28.72
Hunter-Lab53.59, 54.13, 28.27
RYB98.04%, 38.83%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FA5E42 on a dark background: contrast 6.74:1, passes WCAG AA.
#FA5E42 on a light background: contrast 3.11:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #FA5E42, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#FA5E42 · #FCAA9C · #DB2606 · #42DFFA · #9CEEFC

Analogous palette

#FA42DF · #FA4282 · #FA5E42 · #FABA42 · #DFFA42

Triadic palette

#FA5E42 · #42FA5E · #5E42FA · #FCAA9C · #9CFCAA

Tetradic palette

#FA5E42 · #82FA42 · #42DFFA · #BA42FA · #DB2606

Monochromatic palette

#9F1B04 · #EA2806 · #FA5E42 · #FC9D8D · #FEDDD7

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