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#F6AAA2 — Light Vivid Red

#F6AAA2 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 #F6AAA2 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.

#F6AAA2 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 #A2EDF6; it also sits naturally between #F6A2C4 and #F6D4A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F6AAA2 · RGB 246, 170, 162

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Color values

HEX#F6AAA2
RGB246, 170, 162
HSL6°, 82%, 80%
HSV6°, 34%, 96%
CMYK0%, 31%, 34%, 4%
XYZ58.90, 50.95, 40.91
Yxy50.95, 0.3907, 0.3379
CIE-Lab76.65, 26.94, 15.42
Hunter Lab71.38, 26.61, 12.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 67% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 34% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F6AAA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F6AAA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F6AAA2

.text { color: #F6AAA2; }
.background { background-color: #F6AAA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F6AAA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(246, 170, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 82%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F6AAA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(246, 170, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F6AAA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(246, 170, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F6AAA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F6AAA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F6AAA2

#F2897D#EF6B5D#EB4937#E82C17#C32513#9E1E10#7D180C#581109#380B06#130402

Tints of #F6AAA2

#F7B3AB#F7B7B0#F8C0B9#F9C4BE#F9CCC7#FAD5D1#FBD9D5#FCE1DF#FCE6E3#FDEEEC

Tones of #F6AAA2

#F0AFA8#EAB4AE#E4B9B4#DEBEBA#D8C3C0#D2C7C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2EDF6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.88:1 Fails
Against black text11.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #F6AAA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F6AAA2

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 #F6AAA2: ·

How #F6AAA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D5D4A4Deuteranopia · #DADFA4Tritanopia · #F2A5A6

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F6AAA2 rather than the exact color:

Honey Garden
#1123C0 · #9920EB · #F26ECA · #F7A5A5
Palette 1a2a4f
#1A2A4F · #F7A5A5 · #FFDBB6 · #FFF2EF
Palette 5d688a
#5D688A · #F7A5A5 · #FFDBB6 · #FFF2EF
Palette F7a4a4
#F7A4A4 · #FEBE8C · #FFFBC1 · #B6E2A1
Palette Fbc6a4
#FBC6A4 · #F4A9A8 · #CE97B0 · #AFB9C8
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #FAB7B7 · #F5A8A8 · #E19999

Similar colors

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

#F7A5A5#F7A4A4#F4A9A8#F5A8A8#FDAB9E#F2AAAA#FFAAA5#FFAAA6#F6AE99#EEA5A6#FFAAA7#FFA6A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F6AAA1  ·  #F6AAA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F6AAA2?

#F6AAA2 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 246, 170, 162). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F6AAA2?

#F6AAA2 is RGB 246, 170, 162 — HSL 6°, 82%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 34%, 4%.

What colors go with #F6AAA2?

Its complement is #A2EDF6; analogous partners are #F6A2C4 and #F6D4A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F6AAA2 for text?

Black text on #F6AAA2 has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.