Palettes / Colors / #F78CA2

#F78CA2 — Light Vivid Red

#F78CA2 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: hotpink (#FF69B4) — not an exact match. CSS hotpink gives you #FF69B4, a different color; use #F78CA2 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.

#F78CA2 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #8DF7E2; it also sits naturally between #F78DD7 and #F7AD8D. 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 97% · Green 55% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 34% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F78CA2

.text { color: #F78CA2; }
.background { background-color: #F78CA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F78CA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(247, 140, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 87%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F78CA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(247, 140, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F78CA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(247, 140, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F78CA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F78CA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8DF7E2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F78CA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F78CA2

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 #F78CA2 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 #F78CA2

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F78CA2 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 #F78CA2?

#F78CA2 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 247, 140, 162). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F78CA2?

#F78CA2 is RGB 247, 140, 162 — HSL 348°, 87%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 34%, 3%.

What colors go with #F78CA2?

Its complement is #8DF7E2; analogous partners are #F78DD7 and #F7AD8D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F78CA2 for text?

Black text on #F78CA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.