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#FAAFA3 — Light Vivid Red

#FAAFA3 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FAAFA3 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.

#FAAFA3 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A3EFFA; it also sits naturally between #FAA3C3 and #FADAA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAFA3 · RGB 250, 175, 163

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Color values

HEX#FAAFA3
RGB250, 175, 163
HSL8°, 90%, 81%
HSV8°, 35%, 98%
CMYK0%, 30%, 35%, 2%
XYZ61.37, 53.63, 41.77
Yxy53.63, 0.3915, 0.3421
CIE-Lab78.24, 25.92, 17.17
Hunter Lab73.23, 25.74, 13.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 69% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 35% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAFA3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAFA3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAFA3

.text { color: #FAAFA3; }
.background { background-color: #FAAFA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAFA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 175, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 90%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAFA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 175, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAFA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 175, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAFA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAFA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAFA3

#F88D7C#F66F5A#F44D34#F22B0D#D0250B#AA1E09#831707#5C1005#3A0A03#130301

Tints of #FAAFA3

#FBB7AD#FBBBB1#FBC4BB#FCC8C0#FCD0CA#FCD5CF#FDDDD8#FDE1DD#FEEAE7#FEEEEC

Tones of #FAAFA3

#F4B3A9#EEB8B0#E7BCB6#E1C1BC#DBC5C2#D5CAC8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3EFFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.79:1 Fails
Against black text11.73:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAFA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAFA3

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 #FAAFA3: ·

How #FAAFA3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DAD9A6Deuteranopia · #DEE4A7Tritanopia · #F6A8A9

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAAFA3 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fcffc1
#FCFFC1 · #FFE893 · #FBB4A5 · #FB9EC6
Palette 9adcff
#9ADCFF · #FFF89A · #FFB2A6 · #FF8AAE
Palette C7db9c
#C7DB9C · #FFF0BD · #FDAB9E · #E50046
Palette Ffcdb2
#FFCDB2 · #FFB4A2 · #E5989B · #B5828C
Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #DCEDC1 · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5
Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #FDFFAB · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5

Similar colors

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

#FBB4A5#FFB2A6#FDAB9E#FFB4A2#FFAAA5#FFAAA6#FFAAA7#FFB6A6#FDAAAA#FAB2AC#F4A9A8#FFAAAA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAFA2  ·  #FAAFA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAFA3?

#FAAFA3 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 250, 175, 163). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAFA3?

#FAAFA3 is RGB 250, 175, 163 — HSL 8°, 90%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 35%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAFA3?

Its complement is #A3EFFA; analogous partners are #FAA3C3 and #FADAA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAFA3 for text?

Black text on #FAAFA3 has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.