What color is #FE9188?

#FE9188 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Mona Lisa. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FE9188?

The RGB value is 254, 145, 136: 254 red, 145 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FE9188?

The complementary color is #88F5FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FE9188?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FE9188 color

#FE9188 rgb(254, 145, 136)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FE9188 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 56.9% green and 53.3% blue (254, 145, 136).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 98% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 46% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Mona Lisa (#FF9889), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#FE9188 color codes

HEX	`#FE9188`
RGB	`rgb(254, 145, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 56.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 98%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 46%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 46%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.63, 40.08, 22.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.63, 46.14, 29.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.446, 43.104, 28.688)`
Decimal	`16683400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FE9188, 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 #FE9188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FE9188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #FE9188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fe9188; }
.text { color: #fe9188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fe9188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 145 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fe9188, #fecc88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon.

Questions

What color is #FE9188?: #FE9188 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Mona Lisa. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FE9188?: The RGB value is 254, 145, 136: 254 red, 145 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FE9188?: The complementary color is #88F5FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FE9188?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.