Palettes / Colors / #F9155F

#F9155F — Vivid Pink

#F9155F is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #F9155F 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.

#F9155F is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #15F9B1; it also sits naturally between #F915CF and #F93F15. 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 98% · Green 8% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 62% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F9155F

.text { color: #F9155F; }
.background { background-color: #F9155F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F9155F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 21, 95); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 95%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F9155F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 21, 95, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F9155F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 21, 95, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F9155F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F9155F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #15F9B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F9155F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F9155F

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 #F9155F 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 #F9155F 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

← #F9155E  ·  #F91560 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F9155F?

#F9155F is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 249, 21, 95). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F9155F?

#F9155F is RGB 249, 21, 95 — HSL 341°, 95%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 92%, 62%, 2%.

What colors go with #F9155F?

Its complement is #15F9B1; analogous partners are #F915CF and #F93F15. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F9155F for text?

Black text on #F9155F has a contrast ratio of 5.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.96:1.