Hot pink

#f06cad

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

This is Hot pink, a vivid pink at 330 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Hot pink color values

Every conversion for #f06cad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f06cad

RGB240, 108, 173

HSL330, 81%, 68%

HSV330, 55%, 94%

CMYK0%, 55%, 28%, 6%

Lab63.56, 57.54, -9.77

XYZ48.84, 32.27, 43.19

Decimal15756461

Web safe#ff6699

Pantone224 C

Shades of hot pink

#ed4f9d #ea328d #e5177d #c9146d #ac125d #8f0f4e #720c3e #55092e #39061f #1c030f

Tints of hot pink

#f179b4 #f386bc #f493c3 #f5a0ca #f7add1 #f8bad9 #f9c8e0 #fbd5e7 #fce2ef #fdeff6

Colors that go with hot pink

Complementary#6cf0af Analogous#f06cef Analogous#f06d6c Triadic#adf06c Triadic#6cadf0 Split complementary#6cf06d Split complementary#6ceff0

Hot pink in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 55, 28, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f06cad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 55 28 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 55 30 12

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #f06cad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f06cad; }
.text { color: #f06cad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f06cad; }

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 #f06cad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f06cad 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 #f06cad 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 #f06cad 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

The figures for #f06cad come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.