Palettes / Colors / #FA149C

#FA149C — Vivid Pink

#FA149C is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #FA149C 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.

#FA149C 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 #14FA74; it also sits naturally between #E714FA and #FA1427. 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 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 38% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA149C

.text { color: #FA149C; }
.background { background-color: #FA149C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA149C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 20, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 96%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA149C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 20, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA149C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 20, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA149C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA149C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA149C

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Tones of #FA149C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #14FA74:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA149C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA149C

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 #FA149C 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 #FA149C 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

← #FA149B  ·  #FA149D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA149C?

#FA149C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 20, 156). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA149C?

#FA149C is RGB 250, 20, 156 — HSL 325°, 96%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 92%, 38%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA149C?

Its complement is #14FA74; analogous partners are #E714FA and #FA1427. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA149C for text?

Black text on #FA149C has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.72:1.