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#F99FA2 — Light Vivid Red

#F99FA2 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 #F99FA2 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.

#F99FA2 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 #9FF9F6; it also sits naturally between #F99FCF and #F9C99F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F99FA2 · RGB 249, 159, 162

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Color values

HEX#F99FA2
RGB249, 159, 162
HSL358°, 88%, 80%
HSV358°, 36%, 98%
CMYK0%, 36%, 35%, 2%
XYZ57.99, 47.54, 40.30
Yxy47.54, 0.3976, 0.3260
CIE-Lab74.54, 33.82, 12.50
Hunter Lab68.95, 33.65, 10.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 35% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F99FA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F99FA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F99FA2

.text { color: #F99FA2; }
.background { background-color: #F99FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F99FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 159, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 88%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F99FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 159, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F99FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 159, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F99FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F99FA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F99FA2

#F6797D#F4575C#F23137#F00F17#C90D13#A30A0F#81080C#5B0609#3A0405#130102

Tints of #F99FA2

#F9A9AB#FAAEB0#FAB7B9#FBBCBE#FBC5C7#FCCFD1#FCD4D5#FDDDDE#FDE2E3#FEECEC

Tones of #F99FA2

#F2A6A8#ECACAE#E6B3B4#DFB9BA#D9BFC0#D3C5C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FF9F6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.00:1 Fails
Against black text10.51:1 AAA

Best text color on #F99FA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F99FA2

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 #F99FA2: ·

How #F99FA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D2D1A1Deuteranopia · #D7DEA1Tritanopia · #F4A1A1

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 #F99FA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F9fbe7
#F9FBE7 · #F0EDD4 · #ECCDB4 · #FEA1A1
Palette F7a4a4
#F7A4A4 · #FEBE8C · #FFFBC1 · #B6E2A1
Palette F59aa3
#F59AA3 · #F5E4C3 · #34A7B2 · #5B2E35
Palette Ffecc0
#FFECC0 · #FFC29B · #F39F9F · #B95E82
Palette E97777
#E97777 · #FF9F9F · #FCDDB0 · #FFFAD7
Honey Garden
#1123C0 · #9920EB · #F26ECA · #F7A5A5

Similar colors

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

#FEA1A1#F7A4A4#F59AA3#F39F9F#FF9F9F#F7A5A5#FF9D9D#FFA4A4#FFA09B#FFA6A6#FF9EAA#EF9F9F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F99FA1  ·  #F99FA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F99FA2?

#F99FA2 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 249, 159, 162). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F99FA2?

#F99FA2 is RGB 249, 159, 162 — HSL 358°, 88%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 35%, 2%.

What colors go with #F99FA2?

Its complement is #9FF9F6; analogous partners are #F99FCF and #F9C99F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F99FA2 for text?

Black text on #F99FA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.