Palettes / Colors / #F00A4C

#F00A4C — Vivid Pink

#F00A4C is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #F00A4C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F00A4C is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0AF0AF; it also sits naturally between #F00ABE and #F03C0A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 4% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 68% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #F00A4C

.text { color: #F00A4C; }
.background { background-color: #F00A4C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F00A4C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 10, 76); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 92%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F00A4C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 10, 76, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F00A4C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 10, 76, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F00A4C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F00A4C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0AF0AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F00A4C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F00A4C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #F00A4C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F00A4C rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F00A4B  ·  #F00A4D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F00A4C?

#F00A4C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 240, 10, 76). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F00A4C?

#F00A4C is RGB 240, 10, 76 — HSL 343°, 92%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 68%, 6%.

What colors go with #F00A4C?

Its complement is #0AF0AF; analogous partners are #F00ABE and #F03C0A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F00A4C for text?

Black text on #F00A4C has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.33:1.