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#FE72F9 Color

#FE72F9 is rgb(254, 114, 249) in RGB, hsl(302, 99%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 2%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE72F9
HEX#FE72F9
RGBrgb(254, 114, 249)
HSLhsl(302, 99%, 72%)
HSVhsv(302, 55%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 2%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.229 328.9)
LABlab(69.37% 66.47 -42.74)
LCHlch(69.37% 79.03 327.26)

What #FE72F9 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 #FE72F9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 2.12Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 4.1Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.22Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 13.84Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 13.97Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 14.57

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

#FE72F9 Channel Values

How #FE72F9 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 114 · B 2498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 99% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 55% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 2% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE72F9 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FE72F9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FE72F9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE72F9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FE72F9
Complementary
#71FE76
Analogous
#BC71FE
Analogous
#FE71B3
Triadic
#FAFE71
Triadic
#71FAFE
Split comp.
#B3FE71
Split comp.
#71FEBC

Tints & Shades of #FE72F9

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

#FE85FA
#FE94FB
#FFA9FC
#FFBDFC
#FFD1FD
#FFE1FE

Shades

#FE3EF8
#FE10F6
#DA01D3
#A701A2
#750171
#470045

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FE72F9.

How #FE72F9 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#FE72F9
Protanopia#9797F9
Protanomaly#C98AF9
Deuteranopia#B1B1F6
Deuteranomaly#D49CF7
Tritanopia#F28D8D
Tritanomaly#F783C2
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE72F9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe72f9: #FE72F9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE72F9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe72f9': '#FE72F9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.447, blue: 0.976)
Android XML<color name="color_fe72f9">#FE72F9</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE72F9"

More Pink Colors

#FE72F9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FE72F9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE72F9?

#FE72F9 is a light pink — rgb(254, 114, 249) in RGB and hsl(302, 99%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.12.

What is the RGB value of #FE72F9?

#FE72F9 is rgb(254, 114, 249) — red 254, green 114, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE72F9?

#FE72F9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 2%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE72F9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE72F9 scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE72F9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE72F9 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.57, which is visibly different.

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