#F9A8A3

Closest named color: Cherry Blossom Pink (#F4ACB7). oklch(80.9% 0.097 23.3), rgb(249, 168, 163).

Black text reads best on this color (11.15:1).

About this color

#F9A8A3 is a light, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.097 and its hue 23°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cherry Blossom Pink (#F4ACB7), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.15:1.

Hue family	Reds
Lightness	light (81%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.097)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Cherry Blossom Pink (#F4ACB7)
Black text	11.15:1
White text	1.88:1

Values

HEX	#F9A8A3
RGB	rgb(249, 168, 163)
HSL	hsl(3, 88%, 81%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.9% 0.097 23.3)

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 #F9A8A3	1.88:1	Fails	Lc -39.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #F9A8A3	11.15:1	AAA	Lc 68.3	Content text, not long reading
#F9A8A3 text on white	1.88:1	Fails	Lc 35.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#F9A8A3 text on black	11.15:1	AAA	Lc -67.0	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

#FEF2F1

oklch(97% 0.013 23.2)
Step 100
100

#FCE3E1

oklch(93.6% 0.028 23.2)
Step 200
200

#FBCCC8

oklch(88.5% 0.054 23.9)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#F9A8A3

oklch(80.9% 0.097 23.3)
Step 400
400

#F27571

oklch(70.8% 0.155 23.7)
Step 500
500

#E9484C

oklch(63.2% 0.197 23.5)
Step 600
600

#D4172F

oklch(55.6% 0.215 23.3)
Step 700
700

#B70023

oklch(49.2% 0.199 23.2)
Step 800
800

#950C1E

oklch(42.8% 0.166 23.3)
Step 900
900

#77191E

oklch(37.7% 0.128 23.3)
Step 950
950

#461112

oklch(26.9% 0.081 23.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#F9A8A3 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)	#B8B3A2	0.101
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CCC3A2	0.093
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#FF9EA7	0.027
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BDBDBD	0.097