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#FE43AD Color

#FE43AD is rgb(254, 67, 173) in RGB, hsl(326, 99%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 32%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Strawberry (#FF43A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE43AD
HEX#FE43AD
RGBrgb(254, 67, 173)
HSLhsl(326, 99%, 63%)
HSVhsv(326, 74%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 32%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.239 350.7)
LABlab(60.43% 75.84 -13.71)
LCHlch(60.43% 77.07 349.75)

What #FE43AD 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 #FE43AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Strawberry#FF43A4ΔE 5.14Persian Rose#FE28A2ΔE 6.64Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 7.47Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 8.9Fashion Fuchsia#F400A1ΔE 9.98Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 11.3

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

#FE43AD Channel Values

How #FE43AD 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 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 99% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 74% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 32% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE43AD 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FE43AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FE43AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE43AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FE43AD
Complementary
#43FE94
Analogous
#F243FE
Analogous
#FE4350
Triadic
#ADFE43
Triadic
#43ADFE
Split comp.
#50FE43
Split comp.
#43FEF2

Tints & Shades of #FE43AD

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

#FE5DB8
#FE76C3
#FE8FCE
#FFA9D9
#FFC2E4
#FFDBF0

Shades

#FE1B9B
#E90185
#C1016E
#930154
#6B013D
#3D0023

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FE43AD.

How #FE43AD 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#FE43AD
Protanopia#8080AC
Protanomaly#C06DAD
Deuteranopia#A3A3A8
Deuteranomaly#CE87AA
Tritanopia#F95A5A
Tritanomaly#FB5283
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE43AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe43ad: #FE43AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE43AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe43ad': '#FE43AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.263, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_fe43ad">#FE43AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE43AD"

More Pink Colors

#FE43AD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FE43AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE43AD?

#FE43AD is a light pink — rgb(254, 67, 173) in RGB and hsl(326, 99%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Strawberry (#FF43A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #FE43AD?

#FE43AD is rgb(254, 67, 173) — red 254, green 67, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE43AD?

#FE43AD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 32%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE43AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE43AD scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE43AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE43AD 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 deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 12.83, which is visibly different.

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