Hot pink

#e48abe

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

Hot pink is a light pink, soft and easy to pair. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Hot pink color values

Every conversion for #e48abe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e48abe
RGB228, 138, 190
HSL325, 63%, 72%
HSV325, 39%, 89%
CMYK0%, 39%, 17%, 11%
Lab68.31, 41.25, -12.43
XYZ50.38, 38.39, 53.47
Decimal14977726
Web safe#cc99cc
Pantone514 C
Pantone514 CHex#e48abeRgb228 138 190Cmyk0 39 17 11Lab68 41 -12Darker#b52a7aDeep#d7509eLighter#efc6de

Shades of hot pink

Tints of hot pink

Colors that go with hot pink

Hot pink in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 39, 17, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e48abe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 39 17 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 40 20 17
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Hot pink in css

Copy #e48abe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e48abe; }
.text { color: #e48abe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e48abe; }

How hot pink looks on light and dark

Hot pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e48abe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.42:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.68:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e48abe against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Hot pink on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e48abe sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

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

Turn hot pink into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e48abe and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #e48abe come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.