Palettes / Colors / #FF00AE

#FF00AE — Vivid Pink

#FF00AE is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #FF00AE 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.

#FF00AE 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 #00FF51; it also sits naturally between #D000FF and #FF002F. 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 100% · Green 0% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF00AE

.text { color: #FF00AE; }
.background { background-color: #FF00AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF00AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 0, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF00AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 0, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF00AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 0, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF00AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF00AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #00FF51:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF00AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF00AE

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 #FF00AE 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 #FF00AE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF00AE?

#FF00AE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 0, 174). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF00AE?

#FF00AE is RGB 255, 0, 174 — HSL 319°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 32%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF00AE?

Its complement is #00FF51; analogous partners are #D000FF and #FF002F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF00AE for text?

Black text on #FF00AE has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.58:1.