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#F00A9C — Vivid Pink

#F00A9C is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #F00A9C 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.

#F00A9C 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 #0AF05E; it also sits naturally between #D10AF0 and #F00A29. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F00A9C · RGB 240, 10, 156

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Color values

HEX#F00A9C
RGB240, 10, 156
HSL322°, 92%, 49%
HSV322°, 96%, 94%
CMYK0%, 96%, 35%, 6%
XYZ42.04, 21.14, 33.32
Yxy21.14, 0.4357, 0.2191
CIE-Lab53.11, 83.10, -15.63
Hunter Lab45.98, 86.56, -13.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 4% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 35% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F00A9C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F00A9C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F00A9C

.text { color: #F00A9C; }
.background { background-color: #F00A9C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F00A9C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 10, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 92%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F00A9C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 10, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F00A9C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 10, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F00A9C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F00A9C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F00A9C

#DC098F#C4087F#B00772#980662#840656#6C0446#580439#400329#2C021D#14010D

Tints of #F00A9C

#F61EA6#F631AE#F74AB8#F862C1#F97BCB#FA8ED3#FBA7DC#FCBFE6#FDD3EE#FEEBF7

Tones of #F00A9C

#E01A97#CF2A93#BF3B8F#AE4C8A#9D5C86#8D6D81

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0AF05E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.02:1 AA large only
Against black text5.23:1 AA

Best text color on #F00A9C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F00A9C

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F00A9C: ·

How #F00A9C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8C8A79Deuteranopia · #9AAB70Tritanopia · #E55D57

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:

Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F00A9C rather than the exact color:

Palette 39065a
#39065A · #6A0572 · #9A0F98 · #EA0599
Gentle Lagoon
#120E21 · #0FFCE8 · #3AF788 · #F9139B
Palette Fff6fb
#FFF6FB · #FFBEE3 · #FC5BB6 · #FF0592
Hidden Ruby Twilight
#0DA250 · #36EE71 · #EC1D8E · #F097CA
Palette 180a0a
#180A0A · #711A75 · #F10086 · #F582A7
Palette F5eeee
#F5EEEE · #EA21A2 · #AF05AA · #171313

Similar colors

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

#EA0599#F9139B#FF0592#EC1D8E#F10086#EA21A2#FF0087#FA2598#F91482#FA26A0#F72798#D7158D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F00A9B  ·  #F00A9D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F00A9C?

#F00A9C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 240, 10, 156). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F00A9C?

#F00A9C is RGB 240, 10, 156 — HSL 322°, 92%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 35%, 6%.

What colors go with #F00A9C?

Its complement is #0AF05E; analogous partners are #D10AF0 and #F00A29. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F00A9C for text?

Black text on #F00A9C has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.02:1.