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#F901AE Color

#F901AE is rgb(249, 1, 174) in RGB, hsl(318, 99%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 30%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fashion Fuchsia (#F400A1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F901AE
HEX#F901AE
RGBrgb(249, 1, 174)
HSLhsl(318, 99%, 49%)
HSVhsv(318, 100%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 30%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.274 347.3)
LABlab(55.75% 85.27 -21.45)
LCHlch(55.75% 87.93 345.88)

What #F901AE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F901AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#F901AE Channel Values

How #F901AE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 249 · G 1 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 99% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 100% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 30% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.72:1 vs white · 5.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F901AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F901AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F901AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #F901AE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F901AE.

How #F901AE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F901AE
Protanopia#7070AD
Protanomaly#B758AE
Deuteranopia#9898A9
Deuteranomaly#C678AB
Tritanopia#F34141
Tritanomaly#F5327C
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F901AE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f901ae: #F901AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F901AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f901ae': '#F901AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.004, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_f901ae">#F901AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#F901AE"

More Pink Colors

#F901AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F901AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F901AE?

#F901AE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(249, 1, 174) in RGB and hsl(318, 99%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fashion Fuchsia (#F400A1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.89.

What is the RGB value of #F901AE?

#F901AE is rgb(249, 1, 174) — red 249, green 1, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F901AE?

#F901AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 30%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F901AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F901AE scores 3.72:1 against white and 5.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F901AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F901AE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 17.45, which is visibly different.

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