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#FA1972 — Vivid Pink

#FA1972 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 #FA1972 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.

#FA1972 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 #19FAA0; it also sits naturally between #FA19E4 and #FA3019. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FA1972 · RGB 250, 25, 114

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Color values

HEX#FA1972
RGB250, 25, 114
HSL336°, 96%, 54%
HSV336°, 90%, 98%
CMYK0%, 90%, 54%, 2%
XYZ42.81, 22.23, 17.95
Yxy22.23, 0.5158, 0.2679
CIE-Lab54.27, 80.36, 11.49
Hunter Lab47.15, 83.36, 8.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 10% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 54% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FA1972 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FA1972 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FA1972

.text { color: #FA1972; }
.background { background-color: #FA1972; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA1972; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 25, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 96%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA1972; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 25, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA1972; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 25, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA1972">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA1972">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA1972

#F50565#DC045B#C30450#AA0346#91033C#780231#5F0227#46011D#2D0113#140008

Tints of #FA1972

#FB2D7F#FB418B#FC5A9B#FC6EA7#FC82B3#FD96BF#FDAACB#FEC3DB#FED7E7#FFEBF3

Tones of #FA1972

#EA2A76#DB397A#CA497D#BA5A80#A96A83#9A7986

Color harmonies

Complementary — #19FAA0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.86:1 AA large only
Against black text5.45:1 AA

Best text color on #FA1972: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA1972

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 #FA1972: ·

How #FA1972 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #99975CDeuteranopia · #A6B757Tritanopia · #EF4B48

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:

Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FA1972 rather than the exact color:

Royal Whisper
#0A1C12 · #F82177 · #F8E033 · #2D6FFA
Palette 92003a
#92003A · #F62477 · #FFADEE · #FFE185
Silent Ruby Cinder
#142209 · #1E98FE · #53FBEC · #F91482
Vivid Orchard
#191309 · #67FA4C · #498FFE · #F8247F
Scarlet Meadow
#0F2E1F · #FB6F30 · #FA43BB · #F7287A
Vintage Drift
#25190A · #FC2281 · #42FA4F · #FB2BF8

Similar colors

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

#F82177#F62477#F91482#F8247F#F7287A#FC2281#FA2C6C#FF2865#FF165D#E51F6C#F72585#EA2264

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA1971  ·  #FA1973 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA1972?

#FA1972 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 25, 114). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA1972?

#FA1972 is RGB 250, 25, 114 — HSL 336°, 96%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 90%, 54%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA1972?

Its complement is #19FAA0; analogous partners are #FA19E4 and #FA3019. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA1972 for text?

Black text on #FA1972 has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.86:1.