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#FEA0AE Color

#FEA0AE is rgb(254, 160, 174) in RGB, hsl(351, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 31%, 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 5.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEA0AE
HEX#FEA0AE
RGBrgb(254, 160, 174)
HSLhsl(351, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(351, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 31%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.113 10.2)
LABlab(75.96% 37.06 8.25)
LCHlch(75.96% 37.97 12.55)

What #FEA0AE 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 #FEA0AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauvelous#EF98AAΔE 5.23Pink Sherbet#F78FA7ΔE 7.44Salmon Pink#FF91A4ΔE 7.58Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 7.9Light Salmon Pink#FF9999ΔE 9.44Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 9.56

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

#FEA0AE Channel Values

How #FEA0AE 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 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 31% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEA0AE 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEA0AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEA0AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEA0AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEA0AE
Complementary
#9FFEF0
Analogous
#FE9FDD
Analogous
#FEC09F
Triadic
#ADFE9F
Triadic
#9FADFE
Split comp.
#9FFEC0
Split comp.
#9FDDFE

Tints & Shades of #FEA0AE

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

#FEA9B6
#FEB8C3
#FEC2CB
#FFD2D8
#FFDCE1
#FFEBEE

Shades

#FD687E
#FD304F
#F20226
#BB021E
#830115
#4C010C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEA0AE.

How #FEA0AE 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#FEA0AE
Protanopia#B5B5AD
Protanomaly#D6ADAE
Deuteranopia#C6C6AB
Deuteranomaly#DFB8AC
Tritanopia#FDA2A2
Tritanomaly#FDA1A7
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEA0AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fea0ae: #FEA0AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEA0AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fea0ae': '#FEA0AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.627, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_fea0ae">#FEA0AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEA0AE"

More Red Colors

#FEA0AE sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#FEA0AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEA0AE?

#FEA0AE is a lightest red — rgb(254, 160, 174) in RGB and hsl(351, 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 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #FEA0AE?

#FEA0AE is rgb(254, 160, 174) — red 254, green 160, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEA0AE?

#FEA0AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 31%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEA0AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEA0AE scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEA0AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEA0AE 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 10.56, which is visibly different.

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