What color is #FE828C?

#FE828C is a light, vivid red known as Blush Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blush Pink?

The RGB value is 254, 130, 140: 254 red, 130 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blush Pink?

The complementary color is #82FEF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FE828C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blush Pink color: hex code #FE828C

#FE828C rgb(254, 130, 140)

Shades of pink

Blush Pink has the hex code #FE828C. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 51% green and 54.9% blue (254, 130, 140).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 98% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 45% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

Blush Pink (#FE828C) color codes

HEX	`#FE828C`
RGB	`rgb(254, 130, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 51%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 98%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 45%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.7, 47.97, 16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.7, 50.77, 19.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.593, 38.935, 29.499)`
Decimal	`16679564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blush Pink, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FE828C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FE828C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FE828C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fe828c; }
.text { color: #fe828c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fe828c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 130 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fe828c, #feb682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FE828C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FE828C?: #FE828C is a light, vivid red known as Blush Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blush Pink?: The RGB value is 254, 130, 140: 254 red, 130 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blush Pink?: The complementary color is #82FEF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FE828C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.