Hot pink

#e37cbf

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

Hot pink sits in the pink band, mid and strong. 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 #e37cbf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e37cbf

RGB227, 124, 191

HSL321, 65%, 69%

HSV321, 45%, 89%

CMYK0%, 45%, 16%, 11%

Lab65.36, 48.27, -17.44

XYZ48.29, 34.51, 53.41

Decimal14908607

Web safe#cc66cc

Pantone245 C

Shades of hot pink

#dd62b2 #d847a5 #d22d98 #b82785 #9d2272 #831c5f #68164c #4e1139 #340b25 #190512

Tints of hot pink

#e588c5 #e893ca #ea9fd0 #edabd6 #efb6db #f2c2e1 #f4cde7 #f7d9ec #f9e5f2 #fcf0f8

Colors that go with hot pink

Complementary#7ce3a0 Analogous#d37ce3 Analogous#e37c8b Triadic#bfe37c Triadic#7cbfe3 Split complementary#8ce37c Split complementary#7ce3d3

Hot pink in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 45, 16, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e37cbf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 45 16 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 45 19 17

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 #e37cbf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e37cbf; }
.text { color: #e37cbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e37cbf; }

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 #e37cbf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e37cbf 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 #e37cbf 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 #e37cbf 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 #e37cbf are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.