Hot pink

#e17aad

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

Hot pink is a mid pink, grounded and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Hot pink color values

Every conversion for #e17aad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e17aad

RGB225, 122, 173

HSL330, 63%, 68%

HSV330, 46%, 88%

CMYK0%, 46%, 23%, 12%

Lab64.12, 45.96, -9.16

XYZ45.55, 32.94, 43.49

Decimal14777005

Web safe#cc6699

Pantone218 C

Shades of hot pink

#db609d #d5468d #ce2e7d #b4296e #9a235e #801d4e #66173e #4d112f #330b1f #19060f

Tints of hot pink

#e486b4 #e692bc #e99ec3 #eca9ca #eeb5d2 #f1c1d9 #f4cde0 #f6d9e7 #f9e5ef #fcf0f6

Colors that go with hot pink

Complementary#7ae1ae Analogous#e17ae0 Analogous#e17a7a Triadic#ade17a Triadic#7aade1 Split complementary#7ae17a Split complementary#7ae1e1

Hot pink in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 46, 23, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e17aad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 46 23 12

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 46 25 18

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #e17aad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e17aad; }
.text { color: #e17aad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e17aad; }

How hot pink looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Hot pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e17aad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e17aad 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 #e17aad sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #e17aad and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from hot pink, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #e17aad are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.