Hot pink

#fc4ea4

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 #fc4ea4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fc4ea4
RGB252, 78, 164
HSL330, 97%, 65%
HSV330, 69%, 99%
CMYK0%, 69%, 35%, 1%
Lab60.63, 72.18, -8.79
XYZ49.57, 28.82, 38.07
Decimal16535204
Web safe#ff6699
Pantone232 C
Pantone232 CHex#fc4ea4Rgb252 78 164Cmyk0 69 35 1Lab61 72 -9Darker#b8035dDeep#fb0880Lighter#f899c8

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, 69, 35, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fc4ea4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 69 35 1
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 67 36 7
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 #fc4ea4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fc4ea4; }
.text { color: #fc4ea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc4ea4; }

How hot pink looks on light and dark

Hot pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fc4ea4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.10:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.76:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fc4ea4 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 #fc4ea4 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 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 #fc4ea4 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

The figures for #fc4ea4 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.