PINK

Hot Pink

#FF69B4

Conversions

HEX#FF69B4

RGBrgb(255, 105, 180)

HSLhsl(330, 100%, 71%)

HSVhsv(330, 59%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 29%, 0%)

Copy CSS

color: #ff69b4;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(255, 105, 180);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(330, 100%, 71%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.65 : 1

On ink blackPass · 7.23 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Hot Pink

Hot Pink is the hex color #FF69B4, which translates to rgb(255, 105, 180) in RGB and hsl(330, 100%, 71%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 330 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 71 percent. That combination gives Hot Pink a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Hot Pink compares

Hot Pink is exactly the CSS keyword hotpink, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is pink-400 (#FB64B6), at a distance of 3.6. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Deep Cerise at 10.2. Sorted by lightness, Hot Pink is number 16 of the 27 pink colors here.

Text on Hot Pink

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Hot Pink, led by Ink black at 7.23:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Hot Pink already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Hot 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 color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	3.89:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Hot 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 Hot 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 Hot Pink

Format	Value
HEX	#FF69B4
RGB	rgb(255, 105, 180)
HSL	hsl(330, 100%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(330, 59%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59%, 29%, 0%)
OKLCH	oklch(72.83% 0.1971 351.99)
CIELAB	lab(65.49 64.24 -10.65)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.