Palettes / Colors / #FC889F

#FC889F — Light Vivid Red

#FC889F 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 #FC889F 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.

#FC889F 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 #88FCE5; it also sits naturally between #FC88D9 and #FCAB88. 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 99% · Green 53% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 37% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC889F

.text { color: #FC889F; }
.background { background-color: #FC889F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC889F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 136, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 95%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC889F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 136, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC889F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 136, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC889F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC889F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #88FCE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC889F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC889F

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 #FC889F 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 #FC889F 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

← #FC889E  ·  #FC88A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC889F?

#FC889F is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 136, 159). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC889F?

#FC889F is RGB 252, 136, 159 — HSL 348°, 95%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 37%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC889F?

Its complement is #88FCE5; analogous partners are #FC88D9 and #FCAB88. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC889F for text?

Black text on #FC889F has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.