Skip to content

#FE95AD Color

#FE95AD is rgb(254, 149, 173) in RGB, hsl(346, 98%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 32%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Sherbet (#F78FA7), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE95AD
HEX#FE95AD
RGBrgb(254, 149, 173)
HSLhsl(346, 98%, 79%)
HSVhsv(346, 41%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 32%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.128 5.7)
LABlab(73.63% 42.35 5.50)
LCHlch(73.63% 42.70 7.40)

What #FE95AD 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 #FE95AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Sherbet#F78FA7ΔE 2.26Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 3.24Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 3.61Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 3.63Salmon Pink#FF91A4ΔE 4.14Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 6.56

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

#FE95AD Channel Values

How #FE95AD 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 149 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 98% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 41% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 32% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE95AD 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FE95AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FE95AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE95AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FE95AD
Complementary
#95FEE5
Analogous
#FE95E2
Analogous
#FEB195
Triadic
#ADFE95
Triadic
#95ADFE
Split comp.
#95FEB1
Split comp.
#95E2FE

Tints & Shades of #FE95AD

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

#FEA4B9
#FEAEC1
#FEBDCD
#FECDD8
#FFDCE4
#FFE6EC

Shades

#FD5D83
#FD2B5C
#ED0239
#B6022C
#7E011E
#4C0112

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FE95AD.

How #FE95AD 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#FE95AD
Protanopia#ADADAC
Protanomaly#D2A4AD
Deuteranopia#C0C0A9
Deuteranomaly#DCB1AB
Tritanopia#FC9898
Tritanomaly#FD97A1
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE95AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe95ad: #FE95AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE95AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe95ad': '#FE95AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.584, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_fe95ad">#FE95AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE95AD"

More Red Colors

#FE95AD sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#FE95AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE95AD?

#FE95AD is a light red — rgb(254, 149, 173) in RGB and hsl(346, 98%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Sherbet (#F78FA7), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.26.

What is the RGB value of #FE95AD?

#FE95AD is rgb(254, 149, 173) — red 254, green 149, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE95AD?

#FE95AD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 32%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE95AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE95AD scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE95AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE95AD 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 13.77, which is visibly different.

Open #FE95AD in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every red in the color library, the guide to shades of red, or the full color library.