Hot pink

#f38fb2

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

Hot pink sits in the pink band, light and vivid. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Hot pink color values

Every conversion for #f38fb2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f38fb2

RGB243, 143, 178

HSL339, 81%, 76%

HSV339, 41%, 95%

CMYK0%, 41%, 27%, 5%

Lab70.81, 42.01, -1.82

XYZ54.82, 41.91, 47.32

Decimal15962034

Web safe#ff9999

Pantone223 C

Shades of hot pink

#f06f9c #ec4f86 #e92f70 #dc185c #bc144f #9c1141 #7c0d34 #5c0a27 #3c0619 #1c030c

Tints of hot pink

#f499b9 #f5a2bf #f6acc6 #f7b5cc #f8bfd3 #f9c9da #fad2e0 #fbdce7 #fce5ed #fdeff4

Colors that go with hot pink

Complementary#8ff3d0 Analogous#f38fe4 Analogous#f39e8f Triadic#b2f38f Triadic#8fb2f3 Split complementary#8ff39e Split complementary#8fe4f3

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, 41, 27, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f38fb2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 41 27 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 42 29 11

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Hot pink in css

Copy #f38fb2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f38fb2; }
.text { color: #f38fb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f38fb2; }

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 #f38fb2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f38fb2 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 #f38fb2 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 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 #f38fb2 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

Here is how the numbers for #f38fb2 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.