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#FD81AF Color

#FD81AF is rgb(253, 129, 175) in RGB, hsl(338, 97%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 31%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tickle Me Pink (#FC89AC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FD81AF
HEX#FD81AF
RGBrgb(253, 129, 175)
HSLhsl(338, 97%, 75%)
HSVhsv(338, 49%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 31%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.158 358.1)
LABlab(69.61% 51.67 -1.40)
LCHlch(69.61% 51.68 358.45)

What #FD81AF 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 #FD81AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 5.79Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 6.43Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 8.7Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 9.08Medium Pink#FE6E9FΔE 9.14French Pink#FD6C9EΔE 9.64

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

#FD81AF Channel Values

How #FD81AF 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 253 · G 129 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 97% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 49% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 31% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FD81AF 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FD81AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FD81AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FD81AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FD81AF
Complementary
#81FDD0
Analogous
#FD81ED
Analogous
#FD9281
Triadic
#AFFD81
Triadic
#81AFFD
Split comp.
#81FD92
Split comp.
#81EDFD

Tints & Shades of #FD81AF

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

#FD90B8
#FEA5C5
#FEB4CF
#FEC3D8
#FED2E2
#FFE6EF

Shades

#FC4F8F
#FC1D6F
#E20355
#AB0340
#79022D
#46011A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FD81AF.

How #FD81AF 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#FD81AF
Protanopia#A0A0AE
Protanomaly#CC94AF
Deuteranopia#B7B7AB
Deuteranomaly#D6A4AD
Tritanopia#FA8888
Tritanomaly#FB8599
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FD81AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fd81af: #FD81AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FD81AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fd81af': '#FD81AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.506, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_fd81af">#FD81AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#FD81AF"

More Pink Colors

#FD81AF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FD81AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FD81AF?

#FD81AF is a light pink — rgb(253, 129, 175) in RGB and hsl(338, 97%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tickle Me Pink (#FC89AC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #FD81AF?

#FD81AF is rgb(253, 129, 175) — red 253, green 129, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FD81AF?

#FD81AF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 31%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FD81AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FD81AF scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FD81AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FD81AF 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 11.03, which is visibly different.

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