Hot pink

#e980c3

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

This is Hot pink, a strong pink at 322 degrees. 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 #e980c3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e980c3

RGB233, 128, 195

HSL322, 70%, 71%

HSV322, 45%, 91%

CMYK0%, 45%, 16%, 9%

Lab67.05, 48.77, -17.06

XYZ51.17, 36.7, 56.02

Decimal15302851

Web safe#ff99cc

Pantone245 C

Shades of hot pink

#e464b6 #df48a8 #da2c9b #c32289 #a71d75 #8b1861 #6f134d #520e3a #360926 #1a0512

Tints of hot pink

#eb8bc8 #ed96ce #efa2d3 #f1add8 #f3b8dd #f5c3e3 #f7cee8 #f8d9ed #fae5f3 #fcf0f8

Colors that go with hot pink

Complementary#80e9a6 Analogous#db80e9 Analogous#e9808e Triadic#c3e980 Triadic#80c3e9 Split complementary#8fe980 Split complementary#80e9db

Hot pink in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 45, 16, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e980c3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 45 16 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 45 19 15

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 #e980c3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e980c3; }
.text { color: #e980c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e980c3; }

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 #e980c3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e980c3 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 #e980c3 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 #e980c3 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 #e980c3 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.