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#F958AE Color

#F958AE is rgb(249, 88, 174) in RGB, hsl(328, 93%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 30%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hot Pink (#FF69B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F958AE
HEX#F958AE
RGBrgb(249, 88, 174)
HSLhsl(328, 93%, 66%)
HSVhsv(328, 65%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 30%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.212 351)
LABlab(62.20% 67.60 -11.76)
LCHlch(62.20% 68.62 350.13)

What #F958AE 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 #F958AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 6.06Wild Strawberry#FF43A4ΔE 8.65Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 8.91Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 10.74Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 11.44Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 12.53

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

#F958AE Channel Values

How #F958AE 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 88 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 93% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 65% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 30% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F958AE 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 text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F958AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F958AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F958AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F958AE
Complementary
#58F9A3
Analogous
#F458F9
Analogous
#F9585D
Triadic
#AEF958
Triadic
#58AEF9
Split comp.
#5DF958
Split comp.
#58F9F4

Tints & Shades of #F958AE

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

#FA70BA
#FB84C3
#FB9DCF
#FCB0D9
#FDC9E5
#FEDDEE

Shades

#F72B98
#EC0982
#C0076A
#990654
#6C043C
#400223

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F958AE.

How #F958AE 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#F958AE
Protanopia#8787AD
Protanomaly#C077AE
Deuteranopia#A5A5AA
Deuteranomaly#CC8DAB
Tritanopia#F46868
Tritanomaly#F6628A
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F958AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f958ae: #F958AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F958AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f958ae': '#F958AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.345, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_f958ae">#F958AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#F958AE"

More Pink Colors

#F958AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#F958AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F958AE?

#F958AE is a light pink — rgb(249, 88, 174) in RGB and hsl(328, 93%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hot Pink (#FF69B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #F958AE?

#F958AE is rgb(249, 88, 174) — red 249, green 88, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F958AE?

#F958AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 30%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F958AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F958AE scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F958AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F958AE 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 6.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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