Hot pink

#ff7aba

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

Hot pink is a light pink, soft and easy to pair. 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 #ff7aba, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff7aba
RGB255, 122, 186
HSL331, 100%, 74%
HSV331, 52%, 100%
CMYK0%, 52%, 27%, 0%
Lab68.55, 57.36, -9.46
XYZ57.06, 38.72, 50.92
Decimal16743098
Web safe#ff66cc
Pantone231 C
Pantone231 CHex#ff7abaRgb255 122 186Cmyk0 52 27 0Lab69 57 -9Darker#ea0071Deep#ff3395Lighter#fcc4df

Shades of hot pink

Tints of hot pink

Colors that go with hot pink

Hot pink in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 52, 27, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff7aba on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 52 27 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 52 29 6
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 #ff7aba straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff7aba; }
.text { color: #ff7aba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff7aba; }

How hot pink looks on light and dark

Hot pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ff7aba against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.40:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.74:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff7aba 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 #ff7aba 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 #ff7aba 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

Every value on this page for #ff7aba is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.