Palettes / Colors / #F09EAE

#F09EAE — Light Red

#F09EAE is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#F09EAE is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9EF0DF; it also sits naturally between #F09ED7 and #F0B79E. 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 62% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 27% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #F09EAE

.text { color: #F09EAE; }
.background { background-color: #F09EAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F09EAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 158, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 73%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F09EAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 158, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F09EAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 158, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F09EAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F09EAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EF0DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F09EAE: #000000.

How #F09EAE 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 #F09EAE

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F09EAD  ·  #F09EAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F09EAE?

#F09EAE is Light Red, a red color (RGB 240, 158, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F09EAE?

#F09EAE is RGB 240, 158, 174 — HSL 348°, 73%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 27%, 6%.

What colors go with #F09EAE?

Its complement is #9EF0DF; analogous partners are #F09ED7 and #F0B79E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F09EAE for text?

Black text on #F09EAE has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.