Palettes / Colors / #FFA8CF

#FFA8CF — Pale Vivid Pink

#FFA8CF is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

#FFA8CF is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A8FFD8; it also sits naturally between #FFA8FB and #FFADA8. 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 66% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 19% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFA8CF

.text { color: #FFA8CF; }
.background { background-color: #FFA8CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFA8CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 168, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(333, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFA8CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 168, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFA8CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 168, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFA8CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFA8CF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFA8CF

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Tones of #FFA8CF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8FFD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFA8CF: #000000.

How #FFA8CF 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 #FFA8CF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFA8CE  ·  #FFA8D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFA8CF?

#FFA8CF is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 168, 207). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFA8CF?

#FFA8CF is RGB 255, 168, 207 — HSL 333°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 19%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFA8CF?

Its complement is #A8FFD8; analogous partners are #FFA8FB and #FFADA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFA8CF for text?

Black text on #FFA8CF has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.