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#FE7962 Color

#FE7962 is rgb(254, 121, 98) in RGB, hsl(9, 99%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 61%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bittersweet (#FE6F5E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE7962
HEX#FE7962
RGBrgb(254, 121, 98)
HSLhsl(9, 99%, 69%)
HSVhsv(9, 61%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 61%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.167 31.5)
LABlab(66.90% 50.51 37.88)
LCHlch(66.90% 63.13 36.86)

What #FE7962 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 #FE7962, 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.

#FE7962 Channel Values

How #FE7962 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 121 · B 988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 9° · S 99% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 9° · S 61% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 61% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE7962 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FE7962

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE7962; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FE7962

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 #FE7962.

How #FE7962 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#FE7962
Protanopia#9B9B61
Protanomaly#CA8F61
Deuteranopia#B4B459
Deuteranomaly#D6A05D
Tritanopia#FF7676
Tritanomaly#FF776F
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE7962 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe7962: #FE7962;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE7962;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe7962': '#FE7962' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.475, blue: 0.384)
Android XML<color name="color_fe7962">#FE7962</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE7962"

More Red Colors

#FE7962 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FE7962 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE7962?

#FE7962 is a light red — rgb(254, 121, 98) in RGB and hsl(9, 99%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bittersweet (#FE6F5E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.66.

What is the RGB value of #FE7962?

#FE7962 is rgb(254, 121, 98) — red 254, green 121, and blue 98 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE7962?

#FE7962 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 61%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE7962 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE7962 scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE7962 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE7962 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 8.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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