Hot pink

#fa8bb6

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. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Hot pink color values

Every conversion for #fa8bb6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fa8bb6
RGB250, 139, 182
HSL337, 92%, 76%
HSV337, 44%, 98%
CMYK0%, 44%, 27%, 2%
Lab70.99, 46.96, -3.69
XYZ57.1, 42.17, 49.39
Decimal16419766
Web safe#ff99cc
Pantone223 C
Pantone223 CHex#fa8bb6Rgb250 139 182Cmyk0 44 27 2Lab71 47 -4Darker#ec0a62Deep#f7478bLighter#fbd2e2

Shades of hot pink

Tints of hot pink

Colors that go with hot pink

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, 44, 27, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fa8bb6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 44 27 2
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 44 29 8
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 #fa8bb6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fa8bb6; }
.text { color: #fa8bb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa8bb6; }

How hot pink looks on light and dark

Hot pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fa8bb6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.23:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
9.43:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fa8bb6 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 #fa8bb6 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 #fa8bb6 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

Here is how the numbers for #fa8bb6 are worked out. 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.