PINK

Amaranth Pink

#F19CBB
Conversions
HEX#F19CBB
RGBrgb(241, 156, 187)
HSLhsl(338, 75%, 78%)
HSVhsv(338, 35%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 22%, 5%)
Copy CSS
color: #f19cbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(241, 156, 187); /* hsl */ color: hsl(338, 75%, 78%);
Contrast
On whiteFail · 2.06 : 1
On ink blackPass · 9.31 : 1
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About Amaranth Pink

Amaranth Pink is the hex color #F19CBB, which translates to rgb(241, 156, 187) in RGB and hsl(338, 75%, 78%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 338 degrees, with a saturation of 75 percent and a lightness of 78 percent. That combination gives Amaranth Pink a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Amaranth Pink compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is lightpink (#FFB6C1), a CIE76 distance of 13.3 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is pink-300 (#FDA5D5), at a distance of 9.6. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Salmon Pink at 10.0. Sorted by lightness, Amaranth Pink is number 21 of the 27 pink colors here.

Text on Amaranth Pink

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Amaranth Pink, led by Ink black at 9.31:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Amaranth Pink already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Amaranth Pink. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text colorRatioAA normalAA largeAAA normal
White #FFFFFF2.06:1FailFailFail
Ink black #0F0F129.31:1PassPassPass
Mid grey #6B72802.35:1FailFailFail
Dark grey #3741515.01:1PassPassFail
Light grey #E5E7EB1.66:1FailFailFail

Building a palette around Amaranth Pink

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Amaranth Pink for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Amaranth Pink

FormatValue
HEX#F19CBB
RGBrgb(241, 156, 187)
HSLhsl(338, 75%, 78%)
HSVhsv(338, 35%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 22%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(78.62% 0.1078 356.40)
CIELABlab(73.59 35.81 -2.75)

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