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#FE3445 Color

#FE3445 is rgb(254, 52, 69) in RGB, hsl(355, 99%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 73%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red Salsa (#FD3A4A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE3445
HEX#FE3445
RGBrgb(254, 52, 69)
HSLhsl(355, 99%, 60%)
HSVhsv(355, 80%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 73%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.234 23)
LABlab(56.95% 74.50 42.47)
LCHlch(56.95% 85.76 29.69)

What #FE3445 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 #FE3445, 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 red in the library.

#FE3445 Channel Values

How #FE3445 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 254 · G 52 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 99% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 80% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 80% · Y 73% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.63:1 vs white · 5.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE3445 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 text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FE3445 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FE3445

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE3445; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FE3445

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 #FE3445.

How #FE3445 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#FE3445
Protanopia#7B7B42
Protanomaly#BE6643
Deuteranopia#A0A033
Deuteranomaly#CC823B
Tritanopia#FE3636
Tritanomaly#FE363D
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE3445 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe3445: #FE3445;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE3445;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe3445': '#FE3445' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.204, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_fe3445">#FE3445</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE3445"

More Red Colors

#FE3445 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FE3445 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE3445?

#FE3445 is a light red — rgb(254, 52, 69) in RGB and hsl(355, 99%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red Salsa (#FD3A4A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.98.

What is the RGB value of #FE3445?

#FE3445 is rgb(254, 52, 69) — red 254, green 52, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE3445?

#FE3445 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 73%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE3445 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE3445 scores 3.63:1 against white and 5.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE3445 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE3445 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.9, which is visibly different.

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