Palettes / Colors / #FA428E

#FA428E — Vivid Pink

#FA428E 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 #FA428E 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.

#FA428E 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 #42FAAD; it also sits naturally between #FA42EB and #FA5142. 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 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 43% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA428E

.text { color: #FA428E; }
.background { background-color: #FA428E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA428E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 66, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 95%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA428E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 66, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA428E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 66, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA428E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA428E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA428E

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Tones of #FA428E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #42FAAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA428E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA428E

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 #FA428E 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 #FA428E 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

← #FA428D  ·  #FA428F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA428E?

#FA428E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 66, 142). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA428E?

#FA428E is RGB 250, 66, 142 — HSL 335°, 95%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 43%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA428E?

Its complement is #42FAAD; analogous partners are #FA42EB and #FA5142. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA428E for text?

Black text on #FA428E has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.37:1.