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#f74eb7

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

RGB
247, 78, 183
HSL
323°, 91%, 64%
CMYK
0, 68, 26, 3
Luminance
0.2864

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f74eb7 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f74eb7
Hue
323°
magenta / pink
Saturation
91%
electric
Lightness
64%
balanced
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
63%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2864
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
37/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.73:1
Closest name
Hot Pink
ΔE2000 5.7
Where it sits
Hue323° of 360°
Saturation91%
Lightness64%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool37% 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#f74eb7
RGBrgb(247, 78, 183)
HSLhsl(323, 91%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 26%, 3%)
LABlab(60.5 73.0 -20.1)
LCHlch(60.5 75.7 344.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.689 0.228 346.5)
Decimal16207543
Display P3color(display-p3 0.969 0.306 0.718)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f74eb7;
background-color: #f74eb7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f74eb7] bg-[#f74eb7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f74eb7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.969, green: 0.306, blue: 0.718)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f74eb7")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF74EB7)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(183, 78, 247)

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 #f74eb7 · 6.73:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.12:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.73:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #f74eb7 as text scores 3.12:1 on white and 6.73:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f74eb7 on white: 3.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f74eb7 on black: 6.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #637FBA
deuteranopia · #959CB3
tritanopia · #FF4A7C

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f74eb7 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.

#FDF2F9
#FBE4F2
#F9C3E4
#FA94D3
#f74eb7
#F528A8
#EA0B96
#C3097D
#9C0764
#710A4A
#46062E
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F9Darkest = 950 · #46062E
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F9;
  --brand-100: #FBE4F2;
  --brand-200: #F9C3E4;
  --brand-300: #FA94D3;
  --brand-400: #f74eb7;
  --brand-500: #F528A8;
  --brand-600: #EA0B96;
  --brand-700: #C3097D;
  --brand-800: #9C0764;
  --brand-900: #710A4A;
  --brand-950: #46062E;
  --brand: #f74eb7;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f74eb7

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#EDC0DC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B7D
Captions on the surface
Accent#04C81E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7A054E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE7F5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141E
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 #f74eb7

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

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • 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#4EF78E
Analogous left#E24EF7
Analogous right#F74E62
Split-complement 1#62F74E
Split-complement 2#4EF7E2
Triadic 1#B7F74E
Triadic 2#4EB7F7
Tetradic#F7E24E

RGB percentages

Red96.9%
Green30.6%
Blue71.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta68.4%
Yellow25.9%
Key (black)3.1%

Color previews

#f74eb7 text on a black background

contrast 6.73:1

Card sample

#f74eb7 text on a white background

contrast 3.12:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f74eb7;
Background color
Panel with #f74eb7 background
background-color: #f74eb7;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f74eb7;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(247, 78, 183, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(247, 78, 183, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f74eb7;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f74eb7, #F7554E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f74eb7

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.

#f74eb7 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
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

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

#f74eb7, answered

What color is #f74eb7?

#f74eb7 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Hot Pink (ΔE2000 5.7). It sits at 323° on the hue wheel with 91% saturation and 64% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f74eb7?

rgb(247, 78, 183) — 247 red, 78 green and 183 blue out of 255, or 96.9% / 30.6% / 71.8% by channel.

Is #f74eb7 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2864 and perceived brightness is 63%, so black text on it reaches 6.73:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f74eb7?

Black. It scores 6.73:1 against #f74eb7, versus 3.12:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f74eb7?

#4EF78E sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #62F74E and #4EF7E2, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f74eb7?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0DC for borders, #9B4B7D for secondary text, #04C81E as an accent and #7A054E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E24EF7 and #F74E62 stays calm, while #4EF78E is the loudest partner.

What is #f74eb7 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 68%, 26%, 3%). 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 #f74eb7 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 37 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F74E79; nudged cooler, #F94CF7.

Work with #f74eb7 in the Color Lab