Palettes / Colors / #FA8EA5
#FA8EA5 — Light Vivid Red
#FA8EA5 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: hotpink (#FF69B4) — not an exact match. CSS hotpink gives you #FF69B4, a different color; use #FA8EA5 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.
#FA8EA5 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 #8EFAE3; it also sits naturally between #FA8EDC and #FAAD8E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FA8EA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 142, 165 |
| HSL | 347°, 92%, 77% |
| HSV | 347°, 43%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 43%, 34%, 2% |
| XYZ | 55.89, 42.39, 40.83 |
| Yxy | 42.39, 0.4018, 0.3047 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.14, 43.30, 6.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.10, 43.46, 5.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 56% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 34% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FA8EA5
.text { color: #FA8EA5; }
.background { background-color: #FA8EA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA8EA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 142, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 92%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA8EA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 142, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA8EA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 142, 165, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FA8EA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA8EA5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8EFAE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FA8EA5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA8EA5
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FA8EA5: ·
How #FA8EA5 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 #FA8EA5 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FA8EA5?
#FA8EA5 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 142, 165). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FA8EA5?
#FA8EA5 is RGB 250, 142, 165 — HSL 347°, 92%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 34%, 2%.
What colors go with #FA8EA5?
Its complement is #8EFAE3; analogous partners are #FA8EDC and #FAAD8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FA8EA5 for text?
Black text on #FA8EA5 has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.