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#FE847C Color

#FE847C is rgb(254, 132, 124) in RGB, hsl(4, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 51%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Congo Pink (#F88379), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE847C
HEX#FE847C
RGBrgb(254, 132, 124)
HSLhsl(4, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(4, 51%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 51%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.15 25.2)
LABlab(69.34% 46.80 26.71)
LCHlch(69.34% 53.88 29.71)

What #FE847C 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 #FE847C, 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.

#FE847C Channel Values

How #FE847C 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 132 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 51% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 51% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE847C 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 text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FE847C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE847C; 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 #FE847C

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 #FE847C.

How #FE847C 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#FE847C
Protanopia#A2A27B
Protanomaly#CD977B
Deuteranopia#B8B876
Deuteranomaly#D8A678
Tritanopia#FE8383
Tritanomaly#FE8380
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE847C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe847c: #FE847C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE847C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe847c': '#FE847C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.518, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_fe847c">#FE847C</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE847C"

More Red Colors

#FE847C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FE847C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE847C?

#FE847C is a light red — rgb(254, 132, 124) in RGB and hsl(4, 98%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Congo Pink (#F88379), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.2.

What is the RGB value of #FE847C?

#FE847C is rgb(254, 132, 124) — red 254, green 132, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE847C?

#FE847C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 51%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE847C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE847C scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE847C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE847C 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 3.77, which is very hard to tell apart.

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