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#FFA8A2 — Pale Vivid Red

#FFA8A2 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FFA8A2 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.

#FFA8A2 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 #A3F9FF; it also sits naturally between #FFA3CB and #FFD7A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFA8A2 · RGB 255, 168, 162

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Color values

HEX#FFA8A2
RGB255, 168, 162
HSL4°, 100%, 82%
HSV4°, 36%, 100%
CMYK0%, 34%, 36%, 0%
XYZ61.76, 51.87, 40.94
Yxy51.87, 0.3996, 0.3356
CIE-Lab77.21, 31.33, 16.35
Hunter Lab72.02, 31.37, 13.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 66% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 36% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFA8A2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFA8A2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFA8A2

.text { color: #FFA8A2; }
.background { background-color: #FFA8A2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFA8A2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 168, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFA8A2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 168, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFA8A2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 168, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFA8A2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFA8A2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFA8A2

#FF837A#FF5D52#FF3C2E#FF1605#DB0F00#B30C00#8A0900#660700#3D0400#140100

Tints of #FFA8A2

#FFAEA8#FFB8B3#FFBCB8#FFC6C2#FFCBC7#FFCFCC#FFD9D6#FFDEDB#FFE7E5#FFECEB

Tones of #FFA8A2

#F9AFAA#F2B5B1#EBBAB7#E5C0BD#DEC6C4#D8CCCB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3F9FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFA8A2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFA8A2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FFA8A2: ·

How #FFA8A2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D9D9A3Deuteranopia · #DEE5A4Tritanopia · #FBA5A5

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFA8A2 rather than the exact color:

Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #DCEDC1 · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5
Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #FDFFAB · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5
Palette Eb4c4c
#EB4C4C · #FF7070 · #FFA6A6 · #FFEDC7
Palette Fcf9ea
#FCF9EA · #BADFDB · #FFA4A4 · #FFBDBD
Palette Dcedc2
#DCEDC2 · #FFD3B5 · #FFAAA6 · #FF8C94
Palette C7db9c
#C7DB9C · #FFF0BD · #FDAB9E · #E50046

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FFAAA5#FFA6A6#FFA4A4#FFAAA6#FDAB9E#FFAAA7#FEA1A1#FFAAAA#FDAAAA#F7A5A5#F7A4A4#FFABAB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFA8A1  ·  #FFA8A3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFA8A2?

#FFA8A2 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 168, 162). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFA8A2?

#FFA8A2 is RGB 255, 168, 162 — HSL 4°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 36%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFA8A2?

Its complement is #A3F9FF; analogous partners are #FFA3CB and #FFD7A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFA8A2 for text?

Black text on #FFA8A2 has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.