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#FA477D — Vivid Pink

#FA477D 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 #FA477D 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.

#FA477D 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 #47FAC5; it also sits naturally between #FA47D6 and #FA6B47. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FA477D · RGB 250, 71, 125

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Color values

HEX#FA477D
RGB250, 71, 125
HSL342°, 95%, 63%
HSV342°, 72%, 98%
CMYK0%, 72%, 50%, 2%
XYZ45.38, 26.31, 22.09
Yxy26.31, 0.4839, 0.2806
CIE-Lab58.33, 70.40, 10.64
Hunter Lab51.29, 72.02, 7.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 28% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 50% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FA477D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FA477D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FA477D

.text { color: #FA477D; }
.background { background-color: #FA477D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA477D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 71, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 95%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA477D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 71, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA477D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 71, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA477D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA477D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA477D

#FA2968#F90B53#E00647#C2053E#A90436#8B042C#6D0323#500219#320110#140106

Tints of #FA477D

#FB5687#FB6A95#FC79A0#FC88AB#FC9CB9#FDAAC3#FDB9CE#FEC8D8#FEDCE6#FEEBF1

Tones of #FA477D

#ED5482#E16087#D46E8C#C77A91#BA8796#AE939B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #47FAC5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.35:1 AA large only
Against black text6.26:1 AA

Best text color on #FA477D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA477D

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 #FA477D: ·

How #FA477D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ACAB70Deuteranopia · #B7C46DTritanopia · #F16663

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FA477D rather than the exact color:

Rustic Saffron
#12252B · #1BFC47 · #FC477D · #FAA81B
Rustic Ruby Tempest
#25310E · #FC3139 · #FE4A7D · #1CEAF6
Candy Pop
#FF0A54 · #FF477E · #FF85A1 · #FFB3C6
Palette Ff487e
#FF487E · #FF9776 · #FFD5BE · #FFEDFF
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Ruby Cascade
#5003C0 · #AB03A9 · #FF467A · #FFD51E

Similar colors

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

#FC477D#FE4A7D#FF477E#FF487E#FA4C7A#FF467A#FC4A84#FF407D#FF4081#FF3F7F#F34573#FC5185

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA477C  ·  #FA477E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA477D?

#FA477D is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 71, 125). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA477D?

#FA477D is RGB 250, 71, 125 — HSL 342°, 95%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 50%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA477D?

Its complement is #47FAC5; analogous partners are #FA47D6 and #FA6B47. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA477D for text?

Black text on #FA477D has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.35:1.