Palettes / Colors / #F59EA3

#F59EA3 — Light Vivid Red

#F59EA3 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 #F59EA3 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.

#F59EA3 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 33% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F59EA3

.text { color: #F59EA3; }
.background { background-color: #F59EA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F59EA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 158, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 81%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F59EA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 158, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F59EA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 158, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F59EA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F59EA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EF5F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F59EA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F59EA3

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 #F59EA3 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 #F59EA3 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F59EA3?

#F59EA3 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 245, 158, 163). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F59EA3?

#F59EA3 is RGB 245, 158, 163 — HSL 357°, 81%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 33%, 4%.

What colors go with #F59EA3?

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

Can I use #F59EA3 for text?

Black text on #F59EA3 has a contrast ratio of 10.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.