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#F59EA2 — Light Vivid Red

#F59EA2 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #F59EA2 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.

#F59EA2 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 #9EF5F0; it also sits naturally between #F59ECE and #F5C59E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F59EA2 · RGB 245, 158, 162

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Color values

HEX#F59EA2
RGB245, 158, 162
HSL357°, 81%, 79%
HSV357°, 36%, 96%
CMYK0%, 36%, 34%, 4%
XYZ56.40, 46.47, 40.18
Yxy46.47, 0.3943, 0.3249
CIE-Lab73.85, 32.88, 11.46
Hunter Lab68.17, 32.54, 9.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 34% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F59EA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F59EA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F59EA2

.text { color: #F59EA2; }
.background { background-color: #F59EA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F59EA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 158, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 81%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F59EA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 158, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F59EA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 158, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F59EA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F59EA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F59EA2

#F17E84#EE5960#EA3941#E21822#C2141D#9D1017#7D0D13#58090D#370608#120203

Tints of #F59EA2

#F6A7AB#F6ACB0#F7B5B8#F8BEC1#F9C8CA#FACCCF#FBD5D7#FCDFE0#FCE3E5#FDEDED

Tones of #F59EA2

#EEA5A8#E9AAAD#E2B1B3#DCB7B9#D6BDBE#D0C3C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EF5F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.04:1 Fails
Against black text10.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #F59EA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F59EA2

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 #F59EA2: ·

How #F59EA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CFCFA1Deuteranopia · #D4DBA1Tritanopia · #F1A0A0

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 500 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F59EA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffecc0
#FFECC0 · #FFC29B · #F39F9F · #B95E82
Palette F59aa3
#F59AA3 · #F5E4C3 · #34A7B2 · #5B2E35
Palette F7a4a4
#F7A4A4 · #FEBE8C · #FFFBC1 · #B6E2A1
Palette F47c7c
#F47C7C · #EF9F9F · #FAD4D4 · #FFF2F2
Frozen Ruby Twilight
#4F16AC · #D630E5 · #ED6EB4 · #F29A9C
Honey Garden
#1123C0 · #9920EB · #F26ECA · #F7A5A5

Similar colors

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

#F39F9F#F59AA3#F7A4A4#EF9F9F#F29A9C#F7A5A5#FEA1A1#EF96A3#EC9F9D#FF9F9F#EEA5A6#FF9D9D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F59EA1  ·  #F59EA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F59EA2?

#F59EA2 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 245, 158, 162). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F59EA2?

#F59EA2 is RGB 245, 158, 162 — HSL 357°, 81%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 34%, 4%.

What colors go with #F59EA2?

Its complement is #9EF5F0; analogous partners are #F59ECE and #F5C59E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F59EA2 for text?

Black text on #F59EA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.