Hot pink

#fc53ae

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

Hot pink is a mid pink, balanced and easy to pair. 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 #fc53ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fc53ae

RGB252, 83, 174

HSL328, 97%, 66%

HSV328, 67%, 99%

CMYK0%, 67%, 31%, 1%

Lab61.6, 71.49, -13.1

XYZ50.88, 29.94, 43.14

Decimal16536494

Web safe#ff6699

Pantone238 C

Shades of hot pink

#fb35a0 #fb1792 #f00483 #d20473 #b40362 #960352 #780241 #5a0231 #3c0121 #1e0110

Tints of hot pink

#fc62b5 #fd72bd #fd81c4 #fd91cb #fda0d2 #feb0da #febfe1 #fecfe8 #fedeef #ffedf7

Colors that go with hot pink

Complementary#53fca1 Analogous#f553fc Analogous#fc535a Triadic#aefc53 Triadic#53aefc Split complementary#5afc53 Split complementary#53fcf5

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, 67, 31, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fc53ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 67 31 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 66 33 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 #fc53ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fc53ae; }
.text { color: #fc53ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc53ae; }

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 #fc53ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fc53ae 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 #fc53ae 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 #fc53ae 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

Every value on this page for #fc53ae is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.