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#FE8F99 Color

#FE8F99 is rgb(254, 143, 153) in RGB, hsl(355, 98%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 40%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon Pink (#FF91A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE8F99
HEX#FE8F99
RGBrgb(254, 143, 153)
HSLhsl(355, 98%, 78%)
HSVhsv(355, 44%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 40%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.134 15)
LABlab(72.01% 43.57 14.27)
LCHlch(72.01% 45.85 18.14)

What #FE8F99 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 #FE8F99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Salmon Pink#FF91A4ΔE 5.08Tulip#FF878DΔE 5.73Light Salmon Pink#FF9999ΔE 5.84Light Coral#F08080ΔE 8.23Pink Sherbet#F78FA7ΔE 8.94Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 10.77

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

#FE8F99 Channel Values

How #FE8F99 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 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 98% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 44% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 40% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE8F99 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FE8F99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FE8F99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE8F99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FE8F99
Complementary
#90FEF5
Analogous
#FE90D0
Analogous
#FEBE90
Triadic
#99FE90
Triadic
#9099FE
Split comp.
#90FEBE
Split comp.
#90D0FE

Tints & Shades of #FE8F99

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

#FE9FA7
#FEAEB5
#FEBDC3
#FEC7CC
#FFD7DA
#FFE6E8

Shades

#FD5866
#FD2638
#E80216
#B60211
#7E010C
#4C0107

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FE8F99.

How #FE8F99 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#FE8F99
Protanopia#A9A998
Protanomaly#D19F99
Deuteranopia#BDBD95
Deuteranomaly#DAAD96
Tritanopia#FD9090
Tritanomaly#FE9094
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE8F99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe8f99: #FE8F99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE8F99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe8f99': '#FE8F99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.561, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_fe8f99">#FE8F99</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE8F99"

More Red Colors

#FE8F99 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#FE8F99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE8F99?

#FE8F99 is a light red — rgb(254, 143, 153) in RGB and hsl(355, 98%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salmon Pink (#FF91A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #FE8F99?

#FE8F99 is rgb(254, 143, 153) — red 254, green 143, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE8F99?

#FE8F99 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 40%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE8F99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE8F99 scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE8F99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE8F99 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 8.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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