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#FE80AE Color

#FE80AE is rgb(254, 128, 174) in RGB, hsl(338, 98%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 31%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cyclamen (#F56FA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE80AE
HEX#FE80AE
RGBrgb(254, 128, 174)
HSLhsl(338, 98%, 75%)
HSVhsv(338, 50%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 31%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.16 358.5)
LABlab(69.53% 52.38 -0.92)
LCHlch(69.53% 52.38 359.00)

What #FE80AE 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 #FE80AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 5.88Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 6.1Medium Pink#FE6E9FΔE 8.33French Pink#FD6C9EΔE 8.85Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 9.03Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 9.42

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

#FE80AE Channel Values

How #FE80AE 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 128 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 98% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 50% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 31% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE80AE 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FE80AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FE80AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE80AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FE80AE
Complementary
#81FED0
Analogous
#FE81ED
Analogous
#FE9181
Triadic
#AFFE81
Triadic
#81AFFE
Split comp.
#81FE91
Split comp.
#81EDFE

Tints & Shades of #FE80AE

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

#FE90B8
#FEA4C5
#FEB3CF
#FEC2D8
#FFD2E2
#FFE6EF

Shades

#FD4E8E
#FD1C6E
#E30255
#AC0240
#79012D
#47011A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FE80AE.

How #FE80AE 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#FE80AE
Protanopia#9F9FAD
Protanomaly#CC94AE
Deuteranopia#B7B7AA
Deuteranomaly#D7A4AC
Tritanopia#FB8787
Tritanomaly#FC8498
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE80AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe80ae: #FE80AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE80AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe80ae': '#FE80AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.502, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_fe80ae">#FE80AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE80AE"

More Pink Colors

#FE80AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FE80AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE80AE?

#FE80AE is a light pink — rgb(254, 128, 174) in RGB and hsl(338, 98%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cyclamen (#F56FA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #FE80AE?

#FE80AE is rgb(254, 128, 174) — red 254, green 128, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE80AE?

#FE80AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 31%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE80AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE80AE scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE80AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE80AE 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 11.3, which is visibly different.

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