Hot Pink (#FF69B4)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.65:1 — vs black: 7.93:1

Color values

  • HEX #FF69B4
  • RGB rgb(255, 105, 180)
  • HSL hsl(330, 100%, 70%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 59, 29, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF66CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF69B4 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Hot Pink
#FF69B4 Base
#69FFB4
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Hot Pink
#FF69B4 Base
#FF69FF
#FF6969
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Hot Pink
#FF69B4 Base
#B4FF69
#69B4FF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Hot Pink
#FF69B4 Base
#69FF69
#69FFFF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Hot Pink
#FF69B4 Base
#FFFF69
#69FFB4
#6969FF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Hot Pink
#FF69B4 Base
#CF0067
#FF1C8E
#FF40A0
#FF92C8
#FFB5DA
#FFE6F2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Hot Pink, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#1A000D
#5C002E
#9F0050
#E20071
#FF2693
Hot Pink #FF69B4 Base
#FF82C0
#FF9BCD
#FFB4D9
#FFCDE6
#FFE6F2
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF69B4. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF69B4;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF69B4;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF69B4;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF69B4,
        #69FFB4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF69B4,
        #69FFB4
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$hot-pink: #FF69B4;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$hot-pink-r: 255;
$hot-pink-g: 105;
$hot-pink-b: 180;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $hot-pink;
    color: rgba($hot-pink-r, $hot-pink-g, $hot-pink-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Hot Pink appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FF69B4 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #A8A8B1 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #8585B5 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FA7676 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #9F9F9F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Hot Pink ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Hot Pink #FF69B4 Base
Brilliant Rose #FF55A3 ΔE 3.87
Persian Pink #F77FBE ΔE 4.08
Neon Fuchsia #FE59C2 ΔE 4.64
Rose Pink #FF66CC ΔE 4.98

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.