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#F79FA2 — Light Vivid Red

#F79FA2 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 #F79FA2 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.

#F79FA2 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 #A1F7F4; it also sits naturally between #F7A1CF and #F7C9A1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F79FA2 · RGB 247, 159, 162

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Color values

HEX#F79FA2
RGB247, 159, 162
HSL358°, 85%, 80%
HSV358°, 36%, 97%
CMYK0%, 36%, 34%, 3%
XYZ57.28, 47.18, 40.27
Yxy47.18, 0.3958, 0.3260
CIE-Lab74.30, 33.09, 12.14
Hunter Lab68.69, 32.83, 9.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 97% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 34% · Key 3%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F79FA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F79FA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F79FA2

.text { color: #F79FA2; }
.background { background-color: #F79FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F79FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(247, 159, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 85%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F79FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(247, 159, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F79FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(247, 159, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F79FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F79FA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F79FA2

#F47B7F#F25A5F#EF343A#EC131A#C61016#A00D12#7F0A0E#5A070A#390506#130202

Tints of #F79FA2

#F8AAAD#F8AFB1#F9B8BA#FABDBF#FAC6C8#FBD0D1#FCD5D6#FCDEDF#FDE3E4#FDECED

Tones of #F79FA2

#F1A7A9#EBADAF#E5B3B5#DEBABB#D8C0C1#D2C6C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1F7F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.01:1 Fails
Against black text10.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #F79FA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F79FA2

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 #F79FA2: ·

How #F79FA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D1D0A1Deuteranopia · #D6DDA1Tritanopia · #F3A1A1

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 #F79FA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffecc0
#FFECC0 · #FFC29B · #F39F9F · #B95E82
Palette F7a4a4
#F7A4A4 · #FEBE8C · #FFFBC1 · #B6E2A1
Palette F59aa3
#F59AA3 · #F5E4C3 · #34A7B2 · #5B2E35
Honey Garden
#1123C0 · #9920EB · #F26ECA · #F7A5A5
Palette 1a2a4f
#1A2A4F · #F7A5A5 · #FFDBB6 · #FFF2EF
Palette 5d688a
#5D688A · #F7A5A5 · #FFDBB6 · #FFF2EF

Similar colors

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

#F39F9F#F7A4A4#F59AA3#F7A5A5#FEA1A1#FF9F9F#EF9F9F#F29A9C#FF9D9D#FFA4A4#FFA09B#F5A8A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F79FA1  ·  #F79FA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F79FA2?

#F79FA2 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 247, 159, 162). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F79FA2?

#F79FA2 is RGB 247, 159, 162 — HSL 358°, 85%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 34%, 3%.

What colors go with #F79FA2?

Its complement is #A1F7F4; analogous partners are #F7A1CF and #F7C9A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F79FA2 for text?

Black text on #F79FA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.