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#f663ae

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

RGB
246, 99, 174
HSL
329°, 89%, 68%
CMYK
0, 60, 29, 4
Luminance
0.3157

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f663ae is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f663ae
Hue
329°
magenta / pink
Saturation
89%
electric
Lightness
68%
light
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
65%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3157
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
34/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
7.31:1
Closest name
Hot Pink
ΔE2000 2.1
Where it sits
Hue329° of 360°
Saturation89%
Lightness68%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool34% 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#f663ae
RGBrgb(246, 99, 174)
HSLhsl(329, 89%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 29%, 4%)
LABlab(63.0 63.4 -11.1)
LCHlch(63.0 64.4 350.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.707 0.195 351.5)
Decimal16147374
Display P3color(display-p3 0.965 0.388 0.682)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f663ae;
background-color: #f663ae;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f663ae] bg-[#f663ae]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f663ae;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.965, green: 0.388, blue: 0.682)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f663ae")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF663AE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(174, 99, 246)

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 #f663ae · 7.31:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.87:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.31:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f663ae as text scores 2.87:1 on white and 7.31:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f663ae on white: 2.87:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f663ae on black: 7.31:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #7788B0
deuteranopia · #A0A2AA
tritanopia · #FF5C81

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f663ae 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.

#FDF2F7
#FBE5F0
#F8C4DE
#F995C8
#f663ae
#F32B91
#E70D7D
#C10B68
#9A0953
#6F0B3E
#460727
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F7Darkest = 950 · #460727
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F7;
  --brand-100: #FBE5F0;
  --brand-200: #F8C4DE;
  --brand-300: #F995C8;
  --brand-400: #f663ae;
  --brand-500: #F32B91;
  --brand-600: #E70D7D;
  --brand-700: #C10B68;
  --brand-800: #9A0953;
  --brand-900: #6F0B3E;
  --brand-950: #460727;
  --brand: #f663ae;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f663ae

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#FAF4F7
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0D7
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B74
Captions on the surface
Accent#07C535
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#790741
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE7F2
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141C
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 #f663ae

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#63F6AB
Analogous left#F563F6
Analogous right#F66364
Split-complement 1#64F663
Split-complement 2#63F6F5
Triadic 1#AEF663
Triadic 2#63AEF6
Tetradic#F6F563

RGB percentages

Red96.5%
Green38.8%
Blue68.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta59.8%
Yellow29.3%
Key (black)3.5%

Color previews

#f663ae text on a black background

contrast 7.31:1

Card sample

#f663ae text on a white background

contrast 2.87:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f663ae;
Background color
Panel with #f663ae background
background-color: #f663ae;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f663ae;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(246, 99, 174, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(246, 99, 174, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f663ae;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f663ae, #F67A63);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f663ae

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.

#f663ae 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.

#f663ae, answered

What color is #f663ae?

#f663ae is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Hot Pink (ΔE2000 2.1). It sits at 329° on the hue wheel with 89% saturation and 68% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f663ae?

rgb(246, 99, 174) — 246 red, 99 green and 174 blue out of 255, or 96.5% / 38.8% / 68.2% by channel.

Is #f663ae a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3157 and perceived brightness is 65%, so black text on it reaches 7.31:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f663ae?

Black. It scores 7.31:1 against #f663ae, versus 2.87:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f663ae?

#63F6AB sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #64F663 and #63F6F5, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f663ae?

For interface work: #FAF4F7 as the surface, #EDC0D7 for borders, #9B4B74 for secondary text, #07C535 as an accent and #790741 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F563F6 and #F66364 stays calm, while #63F6AB is the loudest partner.

What is #f663ae in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 60%, 29%, 4%). 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 #f663ae warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 34 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F66378; nudged cooler, #F861E5.

Work with #f663ae in the Color Lab