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#f07acb

a light, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Hot Pink

RGB
240, 122, 203
HSL
319°, 80%, 71%
CMYK
0, 49, 15, 6
Luminance
0.3676

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f07acb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f07acb
Hue
319°
magenta / pink
Saturation
80%
electric
Lightness
71%
light
Brightness
94%
HSV value
Perceived
69%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3676
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
40/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
8.35:1
Closest name
Hot Pink
ΔE2000 5.8
Where it sits
Hue319° of 360°
Saturation80%
Lightness71%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool40% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#f07acb
RGBrgb(240, 122, 203)
HSLhsl(319, 80%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 15%, 6%)
LABlab(67.1 55.1 -21.4)
LCHlch(67.1 59.1 338.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.739 0.172 340.6)
Decimal15760075
Display P3color(display-p3 0.941 0.478 0.796)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f07acb;
background-color: #f07acb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f07acb] bg-[#f07acb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f07acb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.941, green: 0.478, blue: 0.796)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f07acb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF07ACB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(203, 122, 240)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #f07acb · 8.35:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.51:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.35:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f07acb as text scores 2.51:1 on white and 8.35:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f07acb on white: 2.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f07acb on black: 8.35:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #8098CE
deuteranopia · #A0AAC8
tritanopia · #FC7C99

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f07acb is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF3F9
#F9E6F3
#F5C7E7
#F49AD8
#f07acb
#E835B0
#DC199F
#B71584
#93116A
#6A104E
#420A31
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FCF3F9Darkest = 950 · #420A31
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF3F9;
  --brand-100: #F9E6F3;
  --brand-200: #F5C7E7;
  --brand-300: #F49AD8;
  --brand-400: #f07acb;
  --brand-500: #E835B0;
  --brand-600: #DC199F;
  --brand-700: #B71584;
  --brand-800: #93116A;
  --brand-900: #6A104E;
  --brand-950: #420A31;
  --brand: #f07acb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f07acb

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F8
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0DF
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B82
Captions on the surface
Accent#11BB1C
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#730D53
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FCE8F6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141F
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #f07acb

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#7AF09F
Analogous left#DA7AF0
Analogous right#F07A90
Split-complement 1#90F07A
Split-complement 2#7AF0DA
Triadic 1#CBF07A
Triadic 2#7ACBF0
Tetradic#F0DA7A

RGB percentages

Red94.1%
Green47.8%
Blue79.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta49.2%
Yellow15.4%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#f07acb text on a black background

contrast 8.35:1

Card sample

#f07acb text on a white background

contrast 2.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f07acb;
Background color
Panel with #f07acb background
background-color: #f07acb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f07acb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(240, 122, 203, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(240, 122, 203, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f07acb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f07acb, #F07A7C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f07acb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#f07acb in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#f07acb, answered

What color is #f07acb?

#f07acb is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Hot Pink (ΔE2000 5.8). It sits at 319° on the hue wheel with 80% saturation and 71% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f07acb?

rgb(240, 122, 203) — 240 red, 122 green and 203 blue out of 255, or 94.1% / 47.8% / 79.6% by channel.

Is #f07acb a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3676 and perceived brightness is 69%, so black text on it reaches 8.35:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f07acb?

Black. It scores 8.35:1 against #f07acb, versus 2.51:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f07acb?

#7AF09F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #90F07A and #7AF0DA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f07acb?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0DF for borders, #9B4B82 for secondary text, #11BB1C as an accent and #730D53 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #DA7AF0 and #F07A90 stays calm, while #7AF09F is the loudest partner.

What is #f07acb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 49%, 15%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #f07acb warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 40 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F07AA0; nudged cooler, #EB79F1.

Work with #f07acb in the Color Lab