What color is #FE8F9A?

#FE8F9A is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FE8F9A?

The RGB value is 254, 143, 154: 254 red, 143 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FE8F9A?

The complementary color is #8FFEF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FE8F9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FE8F9A color

#FE8F9A rgb(254, 143, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FE8F9A is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 56.1% green and 60.4% blue (254, 143, 154).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 98% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 39% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pick Your Brain (#F1919A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#FE8F9A color codes

HEX	`#FE8F9A`
RGB	`rgb(254, 143, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 56.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 98%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 39%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.59, 42.94, 12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.59, 44.82, 16.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.531, 43.054, 35.899)`
Decimal	`16682906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FE8F9A, 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 #FE8F9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FE8F9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #FE8F9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fe8f9a; }
.text { color: #fe8f9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fe8f9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 143 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fe8f9a, #febc8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FE8F9A?: #FE8F9A is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FE8F9A?: The RGB value is 254, 143, 154: 254 red, 143 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FE8F9A?: The complementary color is #8FFEF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FE8F9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.