Palettes / Colors / #FF8FA0

#FF8FA0 — Light Vivid Red

#FF8FA0 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the red family.

#FF8FA0 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8FFFEE; it also sits naturally between #FF8FD8 and #FFB68F. 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 56% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 37% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF8FA0

.text { color: #FF8FA0; }
.background { background-color: #FF8FA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF8FA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 143, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 100%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF8FA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 143, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF8FA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 143, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF8FA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF8FA0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FFFEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF8FA0: #000000.

How #FF8FA0 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 #FF8FA0 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

← #FF8F9F  ·  #FF8FA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF8FA0?

#FF8FA0 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 143, 160). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF8FA0?

#FF8FA0 is RGB 255, 143, 160 — HSL 351°, 100%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 37%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF8FA0?

Its complement is #8FFFEE; analogous partners are #FF8FD8 and #FFB68F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF8FA0 for text?

Black text on #FF8FA0 has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.