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#FE8181 Color

#FE8181 is rgb(254, 129, 129) in RGB, hsl(0, 98%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 49%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Congo Pink (#F88379), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE8181
HEX#FE8181
RGBrgb(254, 129, 129)
HSLhsl(0, 98%, 75%)
HSVhsv(0, 49%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 49%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.153 21.4)
LABlab(68.84% 48.51 23.28)
LCHlch(68.84% 53.81 25.64)

What #FE8181 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 #FE8181, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Congo Pink#F88379ΔE 5.05Tulip#FF878DΔE 5.14Light Coral#F08080ΔE 5.87Salmon#FA8072ΔE 7.2Light Carmine Pink#E66771ΔE 9.53Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 9.55

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

#FE8181 Channel Values

How #FE8181 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 129 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 98% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 49% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 49% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE8181 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FE8181 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FE8181

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE8181; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FE8181
Complementary
#81FEFE
Analogous
#FE81BF
Analogous
#FEBF81
Triadic
#81FE81
Triadic
#8181FE
Split comp.
#81FEBF
Split comp.
#81BFFE

Tints & Shades of #FE8181

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

#FE9090
#FEA4A4
#FEB3B3
#FEC2C2
#FFD2D2
#FFE6E6

Shades

#FD4E4E
#FD1C1C
#E30202
#AC0202
#790101
#470101

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FE8181.

How #FE8181 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#FE8181
Protanopia#A0A080
Protanomaly#CC9580
Deuteranopia#B7B77B
Deuteranomaly#D7A47D
Tritanopia#FE8181
Tritanomaly#FE8181
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE8181 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe8181: #FE8181;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE8181;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe8181': '#FE8181' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.506, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_fe8181">#FE8181</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE8181"

More Red Colors

#FE8181 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#FE8181 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE8181?

#FE8181 is a light red — rgb(254, 129, 129) in RGB and hsl(0, 98%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Congo Pink (#F88379), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #FE8181?

#FE8181 is rgb(254, 129, 129) — red 254, green 129, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE8181?

#FE8181 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 49%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE8181 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE8181 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE8181 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE8181 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 lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 5.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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