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#FA8EA0 — Light Vivid Red

#FA8EA0 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightsalmon (#FFA07A) — not an exact match. CSS lightsalmon gives you #FFA07A, a different color; use #FA8EA0 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.

#FA8EA0 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #8EFAE8; it also sits naturally between #FA8ED6 and #FAB28E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FA8EA0 · RGB 250, 142, 160

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Color values

HEX#FA8EA0
RGB250, 142, 160
HSL350°, 92%, 77%
HSV350°, 43%, 98%
CMYK0%, 43%, 36%, 2%
XYZ55.44, 42.21, 38.48
Yxy42.21, 0.4073, 0.3100
CIE-Lab71.01, 42.71, 8.62
Hunter Lab64.97, 42.77, 7.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 56% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 36% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FA8EA0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FA8EA0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FA8EA0

.text { color: #FA8EA0; }
.background { background-color: #FA8EA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA8EA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 142, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 92%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA8EA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 142, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA8EA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 142, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA8EA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA8EA0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA8EA0

#F96C84#F74563#F62346#EB0A2F#C90828#A20721#7F051A#5D0413#36020B#140104

Tints of #FA8EA0

#FB98A9#FBA2B1#FCACB9#FCB6C1#FCBFCA#FDC4CE#FDCED6#FDD8DE#FEE2E6#FEEBEF

Tones of #FA8EA0

#F396A5#EB9EAB#E3A5B0#DBADB5#D4B5BA#CCBDBF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EFAE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.22:1 Fails
Against black text9.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #FA8EA0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA8EA0

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 #FA8EA0: ·

How #FA8EA0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CBCA9CDeuteranopia · #D2DA9BTritanopia · #F59897

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 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FA8EA0 rather than the exact color:

Palette 3d0c11
#3D0C11 · #D80032 · #F78CA2 · #F9DEC9
Palette Fb929e
#FB929E · #FFDFDF · #FFF6F6 · #AEDEFC
Palette Ff597b
#FF597B · #FF8E9E · #F9B5D0 · #EEEEEE
Palette B4d6cd
#B4D6CD · #FFDA76 · #FF8C9E · #FF4E88
Palette B5eaea
#B5EAEA · #EDF6E5 · #FFBCBC · #F38BA0
Palette Ff8ba7
#FF8BA7 · #FFC6C7 · #FAEEE7 · #C3F0CA

Similar colors

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

#F78CA2#FB929E#FF8E9E#FF8C9E#F38BA0#FF8BA7#FF95A5#FF85A1#F39399#FF8C94#FC819E#F59AA3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA8E9F  ·  #FA8EA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA8EA0?

#FA8EA0 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 142, 160). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA8EA0?

#FA8EA0 is RGB 250, 142, 160 — HSL 350°, 92%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 36%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA8EA0?

Its complement is #8EFAE8; analogous partners are #FA8ED6 and #FAB28E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA8EA0 for text?

Black text on #FA8EA0 has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.