Palettes / Colors / #FA428C

#FA428C — Vivid Pink

#FA428C 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 #FA428C 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.

#FA428C 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 #42FAB1; it also sits naturally between #FA42E8 and #FA5442. 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 26% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 44% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA428C

.text { color: #FA428C; }
.background { background-color: #FA428C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA428C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 66, 140); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 95%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA428C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 66, 140, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA428C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 66, 140, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA428C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA428C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA428C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #42FAB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA428C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA428C

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 #FA428C 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 #FA428C 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

← #FA428B  ·  #FA428D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA428C?

#FA428C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 66, 140). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA428C?

#FA428C is RGB 250, 66, 140 — HSL 336°, 95%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 44%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA428C?

Its complement is #42FAB1; analogous partners are #FA42E8 and #FA5442. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA428C for text?

Black text on #FA428C has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.37:1.