Palettes / Colors / #FA8EAE

#FA8EAE — Light Vivid Pink

#FA8EAE is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: hotpink (#FF69B4) — not an exact match. CSS hotpink gives you #FF69B4, a different color; use #FA8EAE 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.

#FA8EAE 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 #8EFADA; it also sits naturally between #FA8EE5 and #FAA48E. 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 56% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA8EAE

.text { color: #FA8EAE; }
.background { background-color: #FA8EAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA8EAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 142, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 92%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA8EAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 142, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA8EAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 142, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA8EAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA8EAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EFADA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA8EAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA8EAE

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 #FA8EAE 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 #FA8EAE 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

← #FA8EAD  ·  #FA8EAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA8EAE?

#FA8EAE is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 142, 174). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA8EAE?

#FA8EAE is RGB 250, 142, 174 — HSL 342°, 92%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 30%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA8EAE?

Its complement is #8EFADA; analogous partners are #FA8EE5 and #FAA48E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA8EAE for text?

Black text on #FA8EAE has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.