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#FE5879 Color

#FE5879 is rgb(254, 88, 121) in RGB, hsl(348, 99%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 52%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brink Pink (#FB607F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE5879
HEX#FE5879
RGBrgb(254, 88, 121)
HSLhsl(348, 99%, 67%)
HSVhsv(348, 65%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 52%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.201 12.3)
LABlab(61.83% 65.44 18.48)
LCHlch(61.83% 67.99 15.77)

What #FE5879 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 #FE5879, 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.

#FE5879 Channel Values

How #FE5879 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 88 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 99% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 65% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 52% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.05:1 vs white · 6.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE5879 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 text3.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FE5879

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE5879; 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 #FE5879

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 #FE5879.

How #FE5879 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#FE5879
Protanopia#898978
Protanomaly#C37878
Deuteranopia#A8A871
Deuteranomaly#D08F75
Tritanopia#FD5D5D
Tritanomaly#FD5B69
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE5879 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe5879: #FE5879;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE5879;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe5879': '#FE5879' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.345, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_fe5879">#FE5879</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE5879"

More Red Colors

#FE5879 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FE5879 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE5879?

#FE5879 is a light red — rgb(254, 88, 121) in RGB and hsl(348, 99%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brink Pink (#FB607F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.52.

What is the RGB value of #FE5879?

#FE5879 is rgb(254, 88, 121) — red 254, green 88, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE5879?

#FE5879 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 52%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE5879 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE5879 scores 3.05:1 against white and 6.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE5879 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE5879 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 21.72, which is visibly different.

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