Palettes / Colors / #FE8AAB
#FE8AAB — Light Vivid Pink
#FE8AAB 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 #FE8AAB 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.
#FE8AAB 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 #8BFEDD; it also sits naturally between #FE8BE5 and #FEA48B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FE8AAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 254, 138, 171 |
| HSL | 343°, 98%, 77% |
| HSV | 343°, 46%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 46%, 33%, 0% |
| XYZ | 57.31, 42.19, 43.65 |
| Yxy | 42.19, 0.4004, 0.2947 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.00, 47.41, 2.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.95, 48.06, 2.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 54% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FE8AAB
.text { color: #FE8AAB; }
.background { background-color: #FE8AAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FE8AAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 138, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 98%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FE8AAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 138, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FE8AAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 138, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FE8AAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FE8AAB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FE8AAB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8BFEDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FE8AAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FE8AAB
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 #FE8AAB: ·
How #FE8AAB 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 #FE8AAB 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 #FE8AAB?
#FE8AAB is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 254, 138, 171). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FE8AAB?
#FE8AAB is RGB 254, 138, 171 — HSL 343°, 98%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 33%, 0%.
What colors go with #FE8AAB?
Its complement is #8BFEDD; analogous partners are #FE8BE5 and #FEA48B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FE8AAB for text?
Black text on #FE8AAB has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.