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#fea0cf

a light, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Plum

RGB
254, 160, 207
HSL
330°, 98%, 81%
CMYK
0, 37, 19, 0
Luminance
0.5072

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fea0cf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fea0cf
Hue
330°
magenta / pink
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
81%
light
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
78%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5072
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
33/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
11.14:1
Closest name
Plum
ΔE2000 8.5
Where it sits
Hue330° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness81%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool33% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#fea0cf
RGBrgb(254, 160, 207)
HSLhsl(330, 98%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 19%, 0%)
LABlab(76.5 41.1 -9.3)
LCHlch(76.5 42.1 347.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.814 0.125 348.9)
Decimal16687311
Display P3color(display-p3 0.996 0.627 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fea0cf;
background-color: #fea0cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fea0cf] bg-[#fea0cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fea0cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.996, green: 0.627, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fea0cf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFEA0CF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 160, 254)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #fea0cf · 11.14:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.88:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.14:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fea0cf as text scores 1.88:1 on white and 11.14:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fea0cf on white: 1.88:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fea0cf on black: 11.14:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #A8B3D1
deuteranopia · #C0C3CD
tritanopia · #FF9EB1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fea0cf is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF1F7
#FCE3F0
#FBC1DE
#fea0cf
#FD58AB
#FD218F
#F2037A
#CA0266
#A10252
#74063D
#490426
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FDF1F7Darkest = 950 · #490426
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1F7;
  --brand-100: #FCE3F0;
  --brand-200: #FBC1DE;
  --brand-300: #fea0cf;
  --brand-400: #FD58AB;
  --brand-500: #FD218F;
  --brand-600: #F2037A;
  --brand-700: #CA0266;
  --brand-800: #A10252;
  --brand-900: #74063D;
  --brand-950: #490426;
  --brand: #fea0cf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fea0cf

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F7
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0D6
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B73
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC33
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E0140
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE6F2
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141C
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #fea0cf

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#A0FECF
Analogous left#FEA0FE
Analogous right#FEA0A0
Split-complement 1#A0FEA0
Split-complement 2#A0FEFE
Triadic 1#CFFEA0
Triadic 2#A0CFFE
Tetradic#FEFEA0

RGB percentages

Red99.6%
Green62.7%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta37.0%
Yellow18.5%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#fea0cf text on a black background

contrast 11.14:1

Card sample

#fea0cf text on a white background

contrast 1.88:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fea0cf;
Background color
Panel with #fea0cf background
background-color: #fea0cf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fea0cf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(254, 160, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(254, 160, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fea0cf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fea0cf, #FEB0A0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fea0cf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#fea0cf in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#fea0cf, answered

What color is #fea0cf?

#fea0cf is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Plum (ΔE2000 8.5). It sits at 330° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 81% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fea0cf?

rgb(254, 160, 207) — 254 red, 160 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 99.6% / 62.7% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #fea0cf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5072 and perceived brightness is 78%, so black text on it reaches 11.14:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fea0cf?

Black. It scores 11.14:1 against #fea0cf, versus 1.88:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fea0cf?

#A0FECF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #A0FEA0 and #A0FEFE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fea0cf?

For interface work: #FAF4F7 as the surface, #EDC0D6 for borders, #9B4B73 for secondary text, #00CC33 as an accent and #7E0140 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FEA0FE and #FEA0A0 stays calm, while #A0FECF is the loudest partner.

What is #fea0cf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 37%, 19%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #fea0cf warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 33 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FEA0AD; nudged cooler, #FF9FF2.

Work with #fea0cf in the Color Lab