#F8A8AB

Closest named color: Cherry Blossom Pink (#F4ACB7). oklch(81% 0.095 16.9), rgb(248, 168, 171).

Black text reads best on this color (11.18:1).

About this color

#F8A8AB is a light, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.095 and its hue 17°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cherry Blossom Pink (#F4ACB7), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.18:1.

Hue family	Reds
Lightness	light (81%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.095)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Cherry Blossom Pink (#F4ACB7)
Black text	11.18:1
White text	1.87:1

Values

HEX	#F8A8AB
RGB	rgb(248, 168, 171)
HSL	hsl(358, 85%, 82%)
OKLCH	oklch(81% 0.095 16.9)

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 #F8A8AB	1.87:1	Fails	Lc -39.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #F8A8AB	11.18:1	AAA	Lc 68.4	Content text, not long reading
#F8A8AB text on white	1.87:1	Fails	Lc 35.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#F8A8AB text on black	11.18:1	AAA	Lc -67.1	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

#FACCCD

oklch(88.5% 0.052 16.7)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#F8A8AB

oklch(81% 0.095 16.9)
Step 400
400

#F0757E

oklch(70.8% 0.152 17.2)
Step 500
500

#E6485E

oklch(63% 0.193 16.8)
Step 600
600

#D21A45

oklch(55.7% 0.211 16.7)
Step 700
700

#B50236

oklch(49.1% 0.196 17)
Step 800
800

#930E2D

oklch(42.7% 0.162 17)
Step 900
900

#761928

oklch(37.7% 0.126 17.1)
Step 950
950

#461118

oklch(27.1% 0.081 16.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#F8A8AB 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)	#B7B4AB	0.100
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CAC3AA	0.094
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#FFA0A9	0.020
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BDBDBD	0.095