#F8A7A9

Closest named color: Cherry Blossom Pink (#F4ACB7). oklch(80.8% 0.096 17.8), rgb(248, 167, 169).

Black text reads best on this color (11.09:1).

About this color

#F8A7A9 is a light, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.096 and its hue 18°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cherry Blossom Pink (#F4ACB7), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.09:1.

Hue family	Reds
Lightness	light (81%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.096)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Cherry Blossom Pink (#F4ACB7)
Black text	11.09:1
White text	1.89:1

Values

HEX	#F8A7A9
RGB	rgb(248, 167, 169)
HSL	hsl(359, 85%, 81%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.8% 0.096 17.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #F8A7A9	1.89:1	Fails	Lc -40.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #F8A7A9	11.09:1	AAA	Lc 68.0	Content text, not long reading
#F8A7A9 text on white	1.89:1	Fails	Lc 35.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#F8A7A9 text on black	11.09:1	AAA	Lc -66.7	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#FEF2F2

oklch(97.1% 0.013 17.4)
Step 100
100

#FCE3E3

oklch(93.6% 0.028 17.7)
Step 200
200

#FBCCCC

oklch(88.6% 0.053 18.2)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#F8A7A9

oklch(80.8% 0.096 17.8)
Step 400
400

#F1747C

oklch(70.7% 0.154 17.9)
Step 500
500

#E8475B

oklch(63.2% 0.196 17.9)
Step 600
600

#D31641

oklch(55.6% 0.214 17.9)
Step 700
700

#B50034

oklch(49% 0.196 17.6)
Step 800
800

#940B2B

oklch(42.7% 0.165 17.7)
Step 900
900

#771827

oklch(37.8% 0.128 17.6)
Step 950
950

#461117

oklch(27% 0.081 18)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#F8A7A9 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#B6B3A9	0.102
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C9C2A8	0.095
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#FF9FA8	0.021
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BCBCBC	0.097