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#FE434D Color

#FE434D is rgb(254, 67, 77) in RGB, hsl(357, 99%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 70%, 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 2.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE434D
HEX#FE434D
RGBrgb(254, 67, 77)
HSLhsl(357, 99%, 63%)
HSVhsv(357, 74%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 70%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.222 23.1)
LABlab(58.53% 70.67 39.69)
LCHlch(58.53% 81.05 29.32)

What #FE434D 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 #FE434D, 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.

#FE434D Channel Values

How #FE434D 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 67 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 357° · S 99% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 357° · S 74% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 70% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.43:1 vs white · 6.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE434D 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 text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FE434D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE434D; 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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Tints & Shades of #FE434D

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FE434D.

How #FE434D 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#FE434D
Protanopia#80804B
Protanomaly#C06D4C
Deuteranopia#A3A33E
Deuteranomaly#CE8744
Tritanopia#FE4444
Tritanomaly#FE4448
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE434D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe434d: #FE434D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE434D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe434d': '#FE434D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.263, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_fe434d">#FE434D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE434D"

More Red Colors

#FE434D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FE434D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE434D?

#FE434D is a light red — rgb(254, 67, 77) in RGB and hsl(357, 99%, 63%) 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 2.49.

What is the RGB value of #FE434D?

#FE434D is rgb(254, 67, 77) — red 254, green 67, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE434D?

#FE434D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 70%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE434D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE434D scores 3.43:1 against white and 6.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE434D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE434D 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 11.47, which is visibly different.

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