# #fa0a8e

A color — warm, vivid, playful, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#fa0a8e`
- RGB: rgb(250, 10, 142)
- HSL: hsl(327, 96%, 51%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.643 0.259 357.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.2249
- Nearest named color: deeppink (#ff1493, Δ 1.27) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deeppink
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/fa0a8e

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fb239a, #fb37a3, #fb50ae, #fc69ba, #fc82c5, #fd96cf, #fdafda, #fec8e6, #fedcef, #fff5fa
- Shades (toward black): #e60581, #d20475, #b90467, #a00359, #8c034e, #730240, #5a0232, #410124, #2d0119, #14000b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0afa76
- Analogous: #ee0afa, #fa0a16
- Triadic: #8efa0a, #0a8efa
- Split-complementary: #16fa0a, #0afaee
- Tetradic: #faee0a, #0afa76, #0a16fa

## Colors that go with #fa0a8e

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Gold** #ffd700 [pool] — Gold shows up next to #fa0a8e in 4 real palettes, including Night Market and Tabloid, as the accent. Seen in: Night Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#night-market), Tabloid (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#tabloid), Phantom: The money app that'll take you placesLogo PhantomLogo PhantomLogo Phantom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/phantom-com), Tequila Sunrise (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#tequila-sunrise). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/gold
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony: complementary] — Light Sea Green sits directly opposite #fa0a8e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony, pool: split] — Cadet Blue is a split-complement of #fa0a8e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Diner (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#diner). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #fa0a8e: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #fa0a8e in 3 real palettes, including The Ordinary's brand system and Snyk's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: The Ordinary (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/theordinary-com), Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io), Wise (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wise-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Tomato** #ff6347 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Night Market and Airbnb's brand system put Tomato beside #fa0a8e, as the lead colour. Seen in: Night Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#night-market), Airbnb (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/airbnb), Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato
- **Steel Blue** #4682b4 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Steel Blue completes a triad with #fa0a8e — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Retro Pop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#retro-pop). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony: split] — Medium Sea Green is a split-complement of #fa0a8e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen

## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text)

- On white (#ffffff): 3.82:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e1057e (4.64:1); AA: background → #1a1a1a (4.56:1); AAA: text → #aa035f (7.27:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.5:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #fc55b1 (7.07:1)

## Brands using this color

- **T-Mobile** — secondary #f6288f (Δ 1.539) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/t-mobile-com
- **Maybelline** — secondary #ff009a (Δ 1.989) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/maybelline-com

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/fa0a8e-c19fae-66cb62-2d1f21-f1e9f1?lock=0&style=vibrant
(Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.)

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#fa0a8e" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.