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#FA9EEF Color

#FA9EEF is rgb(250, 158, 239) in RGB, hsl(307, 90%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 4%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Pink (#F6A5F2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA9EEF
HEX#FA9EEF
RGBrgb(250, 158, 239)
HSLhsl(307, 90%, 80%)
HSVhsv(307, 37%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 4%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.148 331.2)
LABlab(76.69% 43.79 -26.12)
LCHlch(76.69% 50.99 329.18)

What #FA9EEF 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 #FA9EEF, 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.

#FA9EEF Channel Values

How #FA9EEF 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 158 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 90% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 37% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 4% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA9EEF 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FA9EEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA9EEF; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FA9EEF

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 #FA9EEF.

How #FA9EEF 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#FA9EEF
Protanopia#B2B2EF
Protanomaly#D3ABEF
Deuteranopia#C3C3ED
Deuteranomaly#DBB5EE
Tritanopia#F2ABAB
Tritanomaly#F5A6CA
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA9EEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fa9eef: #FA9EEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA9EEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa9eef': '#FA9EEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.620, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_fa9eef">#FA9EEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA9EEF"

More Pink Colors

#FA9EEF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA9EEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA9EEF?

#FA9EEF is a lightest pink — rgb(250, 158, 239) in RGB and hsl(307, 90%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Pink (#F6A5F2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.51.

What is the RGB value of #FA9EEF?

#FA9EEF is rgb(250, 158, 239) — red 250, green 158, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA9EEF?

#FA9EEF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 4%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA9EEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA9EEF scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA9EEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA9EEF 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.24, which is visibly different.

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