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#FE8F76 Color

#FE8F76 is rgb(254, 143, 118) in RGB, hsl(11, 99%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 54%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon (#FA8072), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE8F76
HEX#FE8F76
RGBrgb(254, 143, 118)
HSLhsl(11, 99%, 73%)
HSVhsv(11, 54%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 54%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.14 33.7)
LABlab(71.45% 41.19 32.68)
LCHlch(71.45% 52.58 38.43)

What #FE8F76 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 #FE8F76, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Salmon#FA8072ΔE 6.99Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 7.26Congo Pink#F88379ΔE 7.68Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 8.97Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 9.31Terracotta#E2725BΔE 10.37

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

#FE8F76 Channel Values

How #FE8F76 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 143 · B 1188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 11° · S 99% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 11° · S 54% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 54% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE8F76 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FE8F76 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FE8F76

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE8F76; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FE8F76
Complementary
#76E5FE
Analogous
#FE76A1
Analogous
#FED376
Triadic
#76FE8F
Triadic
#8F76FE
Split comp.
#76FED3
Split comp.
#76A1FE

Tints & Shades of #FE8F76

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

#FEA08A
#FEAC9A
#FFBDAE
#FFC9BD
#FFDAD1
#FFE6E1

Shades

#FE6543
#FE3C10
#DA2901
#AD2001
#7A1701
#470D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FE8F76.

How #FE8F76 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#FE8F76
Protanopia#A9A975
Protanomaly#D19F75
Deuteranopia#BDBD70
Deuteranomaly#DAAD72
Tritanopia#FF8C8C
Tritanomaly#FF8D84
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE8F76 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe8f76: #FE8F76;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE8F76;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe8f76': '#FE8F76' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.561, blue: 0.463)
Android XML<color name="color_fe8f76">#FE8F76</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE8F76"

More Red Colors

#FE8F76 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#FE8F76 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE8F76?

#FE8F76 is a light red — rgb(254, 143, 118) in RGB and hsl(11, 99%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salmon (#FA8072), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #FE8F76?

#FE8F76 is rgb(254, 143, 118) — red 254, green 143, and blue 118 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE8F76?

#FE8F76 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 54%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE8F76 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE8F76 scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE8F76 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE8F76 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 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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