Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Strawberry

Strawberry is a vibrant pink color with HEX #FC5A8D. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 252, 90, 141, HSL 341, 96%, 67%, warm temperature, and is useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design.

#FC5A8D pink warm vibrant
HEX #FC5A8D
RGB rgb(252, 90, 141)
HSL hsl(341 96% 67%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 64, 44, 1)
Luminance 0.2993
Contrast Black 6.99:1White 3.01:1

CSS Utilities

--color-strawberry: #FC5A8D;
.bg-strawberry { background-color: #FC5A8D; }
.text-strawberry { color: #FC5A8D; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2993
Black text6.99:1AA Pass
White text3.01:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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  "hex": "#FC5A8D",
  "rgb": [
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    90,
    141
  ],
  "hsl": [
    341,
    96,
    67
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    64,
    44,
    1
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2993,
  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#5AFCC8",
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    "#FC5ADE",
    "#FC785A"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#8DFC5A",
    "#5A8DFC"
  ],
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    "#DEFC5A",
    "#5AFCC8",
    "#785AFC"
  ],
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    "#5AFC78",
    "#5ADEFC"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FDB4CB",
    "#FC5A8D",
    "#F50551"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FDB4CB",
  "dark": "#F50551",
  "saturated": "#FF578C",
  "desaturated": "#E96D94",
  "pastel": "#FBDAE5",
  "neon": "#FF80A8"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
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    "#5AFCC8",
    "#FC5ADE",
    "#FC785A"
  ],
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    "#E96D94",
    "#FDB4CB"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FDB4CB",
    "#E96D94"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "bougainvillea",
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    "hot-pink"
  ],
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
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  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "/harmonies/strawberry",
      "/wcag/strawberry",
      "/css/colors/strawberry",
      "/hex/fc5a8d"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Strawberry",
  "hex": "#FC5A8D",
  "uses": [
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    "product design"
  ],
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      "energy",
      "intensity",
      "attention"
    ],
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      "fashion",
      "food",
      "sports",
      "retail"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "low-stimulation wellness interfaces"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "pink",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
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    "branding-accents",
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    "product-design",
    "energy",
    "intensity",
    "attention"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
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    90,
    141
  ],
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    96,
    67
  ],
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  ],
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  "contrast": {
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  },
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      "#FC5ADE",
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    ],
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    ],
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    "saturated": "#FF578C",
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    "neon": "#FF80A8"
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
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  },
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    "utility": ".bg-strawberry { background-color: #FC5A8D; }",
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  ],
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  ],
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    ],
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      "/hex/fc5a8d"
    ]
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#5AFCC8",
      "#FC5ADE",
      "#FC785A"
    ],
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      "#E96D94",
      "#FDB4CB"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
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      "#FDB4CB",
      "#E96D94"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Strawberry Color

Strawberry sits in the pink family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character. Strawberry is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include energy, intensity, and attention, which makes it relevant for fashion and food. In design work, Strawberry is most useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Pink color familyBrowse named pink colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Strawberry accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FC5A8D.Strawberry CSS utilitiesUse Strawberry in CSS variables and utility classes.#FC5A8D HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Strawberry paletteOpen the generated palette based on Strawberry.Strawberry harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Strawberry against black and white text.

Black text6.99:1AA Pass
White text3.01:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Watermelon#FC6C85
Blush#DE5D83
Bougainvillea#D958A0
Pale Violet Red#DB7093
Hot Pink#FF69B4

Color Harmonies

#5AFCC8#5AFCC8
#FC5ADE#FC5ADE
#FC785A#FC785A
#8DFC5A#8DFC5A
#5A8DFC#5A8DFC
Open full Strawberry harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#FDB4CB#FDB4CB
#F50551#F50551
#FF578C#FF578C
#E96D94#E96D94
#FBDAE5#FBDAE5
#FF80A8#FF80A8

Pairings

Black#000000
#5AFCC8#5AFCC8
#FC5ADE#FC5ADE
#FC785A#FC785A
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5