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#FA0F4E — Vivid Pink

#FA0F4E 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 #FA0F4E 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.

#FA0F4E 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 #0FFABB; it also sits naturally between #FA0FC3 and #FA460F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FA0F4E · RGB 250, 15, 78

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Color values

HEX#FA0F4E
RGB250, 15, 78
HSL344°, 96%, 52%
HSV344°, 94%, 98%
CMYK0%, 94%, 69%, 2%
XYZ40.97, 21.22, 9.14
Yxy21.22, 0.5744, 0.2974
CIE-Lab53.18, 79.49, 31.70
Hunter Lab46.06, 81.91, 18.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 6% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 69% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FA0F4E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FA0F4E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FA0F4E

.text { color: #FA0F4E; }
.background { background-color: #FA0F4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA0F4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 15, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 96%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA0F4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 15, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA0F4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 15, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA0F4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA0F4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA0F4E

#EB0542#D2043B#BE0435#A5032E#8C0327#730220#5A0219#460114#2D010D#140006

Tints of #FA0F4E

#FB235D#FB3C6F#FB507E#FC6990#FC7D9F#FD91AE#FDAAC0#FEBECF#FED7E1#FFEBF0

Tones of #FA0F4E

#E92056#D9305D#C84165#B7526D#A66475#96737D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0FFABB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.01:1 AA large only
Against black text5.24:1 AA

Best text color on #FA0F4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA0F4E

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 #FA0F4E: ·

How #FA0F4E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #94923FDeuteranopia · #A2B43BTritanopia · #EE3330

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 rose 600 · #E11D48Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FA0F4E rather than the exact color:

Candy Pop
#FF0A54 · #FF477E · #FF85A1 · #FFB3C6
Palette Ff0b55
#FF0B55 · #D61D4E · #323232 · #FFDEE6
Palette 04879c
#04879C · #0C3C78 · #090030 · #F30A49
Palette 7c00fe
#7C00FE · #F9E400 · #FFAF00 · #F5004F
Palette 1d2b53
#1D2B53 · #7E2553 · #FF004D · #FAEF5D
Hidden Twilight
#0C2314 · #F8185B · #4172FD · #D930FC

Similar colors

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

#FF0A54#FF0B55#F30A49#F5004F#FF004D#F8185B#FF0052#FD0054#FF165D#FF204E#E7154F#FF1F5A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA0F4D  ·  #FA0F4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA0F4E?

#FA0F4E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 15, 78). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA0F4E?

#FA0F4E is RGB 250, 15, 78 — HSL 344°, 96%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 94%, 69%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA0F4E?

Its complement is #0FFABB; analogous partners are #FA0FC3 and #FA460F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA0F4E for text?

Black text on #FA0F4E has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.01:1.