Palettes / Colors / #FF165E

#FF165E — Vivid Pink

#FF165E is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

#FF165E 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 #14FFB5; it also sits naturally between #FF14D4 and #FF3F14. 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 9% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 63% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF165E

.text { color: #FF165E; }
.background { background-color: #FF165E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF165E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 22, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 100%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF165E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 22, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF165E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 22, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF165E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF165E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF165E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #14FFB5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF165E: #000000.

How #FF165E 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 #FF165E 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 #FF165E?

#FF165E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 22, 94). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF165E?

#FF165E is RGB 255, 22, 94 — HSL 341°, 100%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 63%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF165E?

Its complement is #14FFB5; analogous partners are #FF14D4 and #FF3F14. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF165E for text?

Black text on #FF165E has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.80:1.