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#FD9587 Color

#FD9587 is rgb(253, 149, 135) in RGB, hsl(7, 97%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 47%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Tangerine (#FFA089), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FD9587
HEX#FD9587
RGBrgb(253, 149, 135)
HSLhsl(7, 97%, 76%)
HSVhsv(7, 47%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 47%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.128 28.5)
LABlab(72.81% 38.98 25.20)
LCHlch(72.81% 46.41 32.88)

What #FD9587 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 #FD9587, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 5.75Congo Pink#F88379ΔE 7.62Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 7.97Light Salmon Pink#FF9999ΔE 8.02Light Coral#F08080ΔE 9.13Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 9.43

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

#FD9587 Channel Values

How #FD9587 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 149 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 97% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 47% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 47% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FD9587 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FD9587 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FD9587

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FD9587; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FD9587
Complementary
#86EFFD
Analogous
#FD86B4
Analogous
#FDD086
Triadic
#86FD94
Triadic
#9486FD
Split comp.
#86FDD0
Split comp.
#86B4FD

Tints & Shades of #FD9587

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

#FDA296
#FEAFA5
#FEBCB4
#FECEC8
#FEDBD7
#FFE9E6

Shades

#FC6854
#FC371D
#E21D03
#B01703
#7E1002
#460901

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FD9587.

How #FD9587 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#FD9587
Protanopia#ADAD86
Protanomaly#D2A487
Deuteranopia#C0C082
Deuteranomaly#DBB084
Tritanopia#FE9393
Tritanomaly#FE948F
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FD9587 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fd9587: #FD9587;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FD9587;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fd9587': '#FD9587' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.584, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_fd9587">#FD9587</color>
SVG fillfill="#FD9587"

More Red Colors

#FD9587 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#FD9587 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FD9587?

#FD9587 is a light red — rgb(253, 149, 135) in RGB and hsl(7, 97%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Tangerine (#FFA089), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #FD9587?

#FD9587 is rgb(253, 149, 135) — red 253, green 149, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FD9587?

#FD9587 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 47%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FD9587 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FD9587 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FD9587 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FD9587 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 lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 9.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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