Palettes / Colors / #F8AADA

#F8AADA — Pale Vivid Pink

#F8AADA is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #F8AADA 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.

#F8AADA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AAF8C8; it also sits naturally between #EFAAF8 and #F8AAB3. 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 67% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 12% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F8AADA

.text { color: #F8AADA; }
.background { background-color: #F8AADA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F8AADA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(248, 170, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 85%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F8AADA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(248, 170, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F8AADA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(248, 170, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F8AADA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F8AADA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAF8C8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F8AADA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F8AADA

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 #F8AADA 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 #F8AADA 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

← #F8AAD9  ·  #F8AADB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F8AADA?

#F8AADA is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 248, 170, 218). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F8AADA?

#F8AADA is RGB 248, 170, 218 — HSL 323°, 85%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 12%, 3%.

What colors go with #F8AADA?

Its complement is #AAF8C8; analogous partners are #EFAAF8 and #F8AAB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F8AADA for text?

Black text on #F8AADA has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.