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#FA709E Color

#FA709E is rgb(250, 112, 158) in RGB, hsl(340, 93%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 37%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Pink (#FE6E9F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA709E
HEX#FA709E
RGBrgb(250, 112, 158)
HSLhsl(340, 93%, 71%)
HSVhsv(340, 55%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 37%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.174 1.5)
LABlab(65.72% 56.88 2.53)
LCHlch(65.72% 56.93 2.54)

What #FA709E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FA709E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#FA709E Channel Values

How #FA709E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 250 · G 112 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 93% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 55% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 37% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.67:1 vs white · 7.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA709E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FA709E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FA709E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA709E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FA709E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FA709E.

How #FA709E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FA709E
Protanopia#94949D
Protanomaly#C5879E
Deuteranopia#AEAE99
Deuteranomaly#D1999B
Tritanopia#F77777
Tritanomaly#F87488
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA709E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fa709e: #FA709E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA709E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa709e': '#FA709E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.439, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_fa709e">#FA709E</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA709E"

More Pink Colors

#FA709E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA709E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA709E?

#FA709E is a light pink — rgb(250, 112, 158) in RGB and hsl(340, 93%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Pink (#FE6E9F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.27.

What is the RGB value of #FA709E?

#FA709E is rgb(250, 112, 158) — red 250, green 112, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA709E?

#FA709E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 37%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA709E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA709E scores 2.67:1 against white and 7.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA709E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA709E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 12.51, which is visibly different.

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