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#f166b2

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

RGB
241, 102, 178
HSL
327°, 83%, 67%
CMYK
0, 58, 26, 6
Luminance
0.3142

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f166b2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f166b2
Hue
327°
magenta / pink
Saturation
83%
electric
Lightness
67%
light
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
65%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3142
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
35/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
7.28:1
Closest name
Hot Pink
ΔE2000 2.7
Where it sits
Hue327° of 360°
Saturation83%
Lightness67%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool35% 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#f166b2
RGBrgb(241, 102, 178)
HSLhsl(327, 83%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 26%, 6%)
LABlab(62.9 61.2 -13.7)
LCHlch(62.9 62.7 347.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.705 0.188 349.1)
Decimal15820466
Display P3color(display-p3 0.945 0.400 0.698)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f166b2;
background-color: #f166b2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f166b2] bg-[#f166b2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f166b2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.945, green: 0.400, blue: 0.698)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f166b2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF166B2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(178, 102, 241)

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 #f166b2 · 7.28:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.88:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.28:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f166b2 as text scores 2.88:1 on white and 7.28:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f166b2 on white: 2.88:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f166b2 on black: 7.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #7689B4
deuteranopia · #9DA1AF
tritanopia · #FF6184

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f166b2 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.

#FCF2F8
#FAE6F1
#F6C6E0
#F698CB
#f166b2
#EC3198
#E01584
#BB116E
#950E58
#6C0E42
#440929
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FCF2F8Darkest = 950 · #440929
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF2F8;
  --brand-100: #FAE6F1;
  --brand-200: #F6C6E0;
  --brand-300: #F698CB;
  --brand-400: #f166b2;
  --brand-500: #EC3198;
  --brand-600: #E01584;
  --brand-700: #BB116E;
  --brand-800: #950E58;
  --brand-900: #6C0E42;
  --brand-950: #440929;
  --brand: #f166b2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f166b2

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#EDC0D8
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B76
Captions on the surface
Accent#0DBF31
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#750B45
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE8F3
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141D
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 #f166b2

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#66F1A5
Analogous left#EB66F1
Analogous right#F1666D
Split-complement 1#6DF166
Split-complement 2#66F1EB
Triadic 1#B2F166
Triadic 2#66B2F1
Tetradic#F1EB66

RGB percentages

Red94.5%
Green40.0%
Blue69.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta57.7%
Yellow26.1%
Key (black)5.5%

Color previews

#f166b2 text on a black background

contrast 7.28:1

Card sample

#f166b2 text on a white background

contrast 2.88:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f166b2;
Background color
Panel with #f166b2 background
background-color: #f166b2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f166b2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(241, 102, 178, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(241, 102, 178, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f166b2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f166b2, #F17766);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f166b2

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.

#f166b2 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.

#f166b2, answered

What color is #f166b2?

#f166b2 is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Hot Pink (ΔE2000 2.7). It sits at 327° on the hue wheel with 83% saturation and 67% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f166b2?

rgb(241, 102, 178) — 241 red, 102 green and 178 blue out of 255, or 94.5% / 40% / 69.8% by channel.

Is #f166b2 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3142 and perceived brightness is 65%, so black text on it reaches 7.28:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f166b2?

Black. It scores 7.28:1 against #f166b2, versus 2.88:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f166b2?

#66F1A5 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6DF166 and #66F1EB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f166b2?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0D8 for borders, #9B4B76 for secondary text, #0DBF31 as an accent and #750B45 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EB66F1 and #F1666D stays calm, while #66F1A5 is the loudest partner.

What is #f166b2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 58%, 26%, 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 #f166b2 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 35 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F1667F; nudged cooler, #F365E6.

Work with #f166b2 in the Color Lab