What color is #FF69B4?

#FF69B4 is a light, vivid rose known as Hot Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hot Pink?

The RGB value is 255, 105, 180: 255 red, 105 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hot Pink?

The complementary color is #69FFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF69B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hot Pink color: hex code #FF69B4

#FF69B4 rgb(255, 105, 180)

Shades of pink

Hot Pink has the hex code #FF69B4. It is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 41.2% green and 70.6% blue (255, 105, 180).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword hotpink.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

Hot Pink (#FF69B4) color codes

HEX	`#FF69B4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 105, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 41.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 100%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 59%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 29%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.49, 64.24, -10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.49, 65.11, 350.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.532, 34.664, 46.99)`
Decimal	`16738740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hot Pink, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FF69B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF69B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FF69B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff69b4; }
.text { color: #ff69b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff69b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 105 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff69b4, #ff6969); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF69B4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF69B4?: #FF69B4 is a light, vivid rose known as Hot Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hot Pink?: The RGB value is 255, 105, 180: 255 red, 105 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hot Pink?: The complementary color is #69FFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF69B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.