Hot pink

#f88fcd

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 325 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 #f88fcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f88fcd

RGB248, 143, 205

HSL325, 88%, 77%

HSV325, 42%, 97%

CMYK0%, 42%, 17%, 3%

Lab72.23, 47.53, -14.63

XYZ59.55, 44.01, 63.11

Decimal16289741

Web safe#ff99cc

Pantone237 C

Shades of hot pink

#f66dbe #f44baf #f229a0 #e80f8f #c60c7a #a40a65 #830850 #61063c #3f0427 #1d0212

Tints of hot pink

#f999d1 #f9a2d5 #faacda #fab5de #fbbfe2 #fcc8e6 #fcd2eb #fddbef #fde5f3 #feeef8

Colors that go with hot pink

Complementary#8ff8ba Analogous#ee8ff8 Analogous#f88f99 Triadic#cdf88f Triadic#8fcdf8 Split complementary#99f88f Split complementary#8ff8ee

Hot pink in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 42, 17, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f88fcd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 42 17 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 43 20 9

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 #f88fcd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f88fcd; }
.text { color: #f88fcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f88fcd; }

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 #f88fcd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f88fcd 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 #f88fcd 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 #f88fcd 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 #f88fcd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.