Hot pink

#dd59ae

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for hot pink, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Hot pink is a mid pink, grounded and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Hot pink color values

Every conversion for #dd59ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dd59ae

RGB221, 89, 174

HSL321, 66%, 61%

HSV321, 60%, 87%

CMYK0%, 60%, 21%, 13%

Lab57.63, 60.52, -19.58

XYZ41.03, 25.57, 42.82

Decimal14506414

Web safe#cc6699

Pantone238 C

Shades of hot pink

#d842a3 #d32b97 #bc2687 #a52276 #8d1d65 #761855 #5f1344 #480f33 #310a23 #190512

Tints of hot pink

#e068b5 #e377bd #e686c4 #e995cc #eca5d3 #f0b4da #f3c3e2 #f6d2e9 #f9e1f0 #fcf0f8

Colors that go with hot pink

Complementary#59dd88 Analogous#ca59dd Analogous#dd596c Triadic#aedd59 Triadic#59aedd Split complementary#6cdd59 Split complementary#59ddca

Hot pink in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 60, 21, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dd59ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 60 21 13

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 59 23 19

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Hot pink in css

Copy #dd59ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dd59ae; }
.text { color: #dd59ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd59ae; }

How hot pink looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Hot pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dd59ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dd59ae against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Hot pink on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dd59ae sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around hot pink? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn hot pink into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dd59ae and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from hot pink, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #dd59ae is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.