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#FEA0A9 Color

#FEA0A9 is rgb(254, 160, 169) in RGB, hsl(354, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 33%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauvelous (#EF98AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEA0A9
HEX#FEA0A9
RGBrgb(254, 160, 169)
HSLhsl(354, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(354, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 33%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.112 13.7)
LABlab(75.86% 36.61 10.84)
LCHlch(75.86% 38.18 16.49)

What #FEA0A9 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 #FEA0A9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauvelous#EF98AAΔE 6.97Light Salmon Pink#FF9999ΔE 7.12Salmon Pink#FF91A4ΔE 8.04Pink Sherbet#F78FA7ΔE 8.96Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 9.79Light Pink#FFB6C1ΔE 11.21

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

#FEA0A9 Channel Values

How #FEA0A9 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 160 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 33% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEA0A9 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEA0A9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEA0A9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEA0A9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEA0A9
Complementary
#9FFEF5
Analogous
#FE9FD8
Analogous
#FEC59F
Triadic
#A9FE9F
Triadic
#9FA9FE
Split comp.
#9FFEC5
Split comp.
#9FD8FE

Tints & Shades of #FEA0A9

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

#FEA9B2
#FEB8BF
#FEC2C8
#FFD2D6
#FFDCDF
#FFEBED

Shades

#FD6877
#FD3044
#F2021A
#BB0214
#83010E
#4C0108

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEA0A9.

How #FEA0A9 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#FEA0A9
Protanopia#B5B5A8
Protanomaly#D6ADA9
Deuteranopia#C6C6A6
Deuteranomaly#DFB8A7
Tritanopia#FDA1A1
Tritanomaly#FEA1A4
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEA0A9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fea0a9: #FEA0A9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEA0A9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fea0a9': '#FEA0A9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.627, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_fea0a9">#FEA0A9</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEA0A9"

More Red Colors

#FEA0A9 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#FEA0A9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEA0A9?

#FEA0A9 is a lightest red — rgb(254, 160, 169) in RGB and hsl(354, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauvelous (#EF98AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #FEA0A9?

#FEA0A9 is rgb(254, 160, 169) — red 254, green 160, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEA0A9?

#FEA0A9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 33%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEA0A9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEA0A9 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEA0A9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEA0A9 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 11.21, which is visibly different.

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