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#f91eb8

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

RGB
249, 30, 184
HSL
318°, 95%, 55%
CMYK
0, 88, 26, 2
Luminance
0.2453

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f91eb8 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f91eb8
Hue
318°
magenta / pink
Saturation
95%
electric
Lightness
55%
balanced
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
59%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2453
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
40/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.91:1
Closest name
Deep Pink
ΔE2000 7.1
Where it sits
Hue318° of 360°
Saturation95%
Lightness55%
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#f91eb8
RGBrgb(249, 30, 184)
HSLhsl(318, 95%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 26%, 2%)
LABlab(56.6 85.7 -26.5)
LCHlch(56.6 89.7 342.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.662 0.270 344.8)
Decimal16326328
Display P3color(display-p3 0.976 0.118 0.722)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f91eb8;
background-color: #f91eb8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f91eb8] bg-[#f91eb8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f91eb8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.976, green: 0.118, blue: 0.722)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f91eb8")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF91EB8)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(184, 30, 249)

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 #f91eb8 · 5.91:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.56:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.91:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #f91eb8 as text scores 3.56:1 on white and 5.91:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f91eb8 on white: 3.56:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f91eb8 on black: 5.91:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #4571BC
deuteranopia · #8994B4
tritanopia · #FF176F

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f91eb8 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF1FA
#FBE4F4
#FAC2E9
#FC92DD
#FB5BCB
#f91eb8
#EE06AA
#C7058D
#9F0471
#730853
#480534
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FDF1FADarkest = 950 · #480534
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1FA;
  --brand-100: #FBE4F4;
  --brand-200: #FAC2E9;
  --brand-300: #FC92DD;
  --brand-400: #FB5BCB;
  --brand-500: #f91eb8;
  --brand-600: #EE06AA;
  --brand-700: #C7058D;
  --brand-800: #9F0471;
  --brand-900: #730853;
  --brand-950: #480534;
  --brand: #f91eb8;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f91eb8

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#FAF4F9
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0DF
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B83
Captions on the surface
Accent#01CB0B
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7C0358
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE6F7
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 #f91eb8

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#1EF95F
Analogous left#CC1EF9
Analogous right#F91E4B
Split-complement 1#4BF91E
Split-complement 2#1EF9CC
Triadic 1#B8F91E
Triadic 2#1EB8F9
Tetradic#F9CC1E

RGB percentages

Red97.6%
Green11.8%
Blue72.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta88.0%
Yellow26.1%
Key (black)2.4%

Color previews

#f91eb8 text on a black background

contrast 5.91:1

Card sample

#f91eb8 text on a white background

contrast 3.56:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f91eb8;
Background color
Panel with #f91eb8 background
background-color: #f91eb8;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f91eb8;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(249, 30, 184, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(249, 30, 184, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f91eb8;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f91eb8, #F91E26);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f91eb8

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.

#f91eb8 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.

#f91eb8, answered

What color is #f91eb8?

#f91eb8 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Deep Pink (ΔE2000 7.1). It sits at 318° on the hue wheel with 95% saturation and 55% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f91eb8?

rgb(249, 30, 184) — 249 red, 30 green and 184 blue out of 255, or 97.6% / 11.8% / 72.2% by channel.

Is #f91eb8 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2453 and perceived brightness is 59%, so black text on it reaches 5.91:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f91eb8?

Black. It scores 5.91:1 against #f91eb8, versus 3.56:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f91eb8?

#1EF95F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #4BF91E and #1EF9CC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f91eb8?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0DF for borders, #9B4B83 for secondary text, #01CB0B as an accent and #7C0358 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CC1EF9 and #F91E4B stays calm, while #1EF95F is the loudest partner.

What is #f91eb8 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 88%, 26%, 2%). 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 #f91eb8 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 #F91E68; nudged cooler, #EC1CFB.

Work with #f91eb8 in the Color Lab