Palettes / Colors / #FB8EA9
#FB8EA9 — Light Vivid Red
#FB8EA9 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 #FB8EA9 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.
#FB8EA9 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 #8EFBE0; it also sits naturally between #FB8EE0 and #FBA98E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FB8EA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 142, 169 |
| HSL | 345°, 93%, 77% |
| HSV | 345°, 43%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 43%, 33%, 2% |
| XYZ | 56.62, 42.72, 42.80 |
| Yxy | 42.72, 0.3983, 0.3006 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.36, 44.13, 4.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.36, 44.43, 3.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 56% · Blue 66%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 33% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FB8EA9
.text { color: #FB8EA9; }
.background { background-color: #FB8EA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FB8EA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 142, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 93%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FB8EA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 142, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FB8EA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 142, 169, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FB8EA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FB8EA9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FB8EA9
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8EFBE0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.54:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FB8EA9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FB8EA9
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 #FB8EA9: ·
How #FB8EA9 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 #FB8EA9 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 #FB8EA9?
#FB8EA9 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 142, 169). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FB8EA9?
#FB8EA9 is RGB 251, 142, 169 — HSL 345°, 93%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 33%, 2%.
What colors go with #FB8EA9?
Its complement is #8EFBE0; analogous partners are #FB8EE0 and #FBA98E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FB8EA9 for text?
Black text on #FB8EA9 has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.