Palettes / Colors / #FA004C

#FA004C — Vivid Pink

#FA004C is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

#FA004C 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 #00FAAF; it also sits naturally between #FA00C8 and #FA3200. 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 0% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 70% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA004C

.text { color: #FA004C; }
.background { background-color: #FA004C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA004C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 0, 76); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 100%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA004C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 0, 76, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA004C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 0, 76, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA004C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA004C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA004C

Tints of #FA004C

Tones of #FA004C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #00FAAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA004C: #000000.

How #FA004C 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 #FA004C 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

← #FA004B  ·  #FA004D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA004C?

#FA004C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 0, 76). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA004C?

#FA004C is RGB 250, 0, 76 — HSL 342°, 100%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 70%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA004C?

Its complement is #00FAAF; analogous partners are #FA00C8 and #FA3200. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA004C for text?

Black text on #FA004C has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.06:1.