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#fd7abe

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

RGB
253, 122, 190
HSL
329°, 97%, 74%
CMYK
0, 52, 25, 1
Luminance
0.3852

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fd7abe is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fd7abe
Hue
329°
magenta / pink
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
74%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
70%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3852
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
34/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
8.70:1
Closest name
Hot Pink
ΔE2000 3.1
Where it sits
Hue329° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness74%
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#fd7abe
RGBrgb(253, 122, 190)
HSLhsl(329, 97%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 25%, 1%)
LABlab(68.4 57.3 -11.9)
LCHlch(68.4 58.5 348.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.750 0.175 349.8)
Decimal16612030
Display P3color(display-p3 0.992 0.478 0.745)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fd7abe;
background-color: #fd7abe;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fd7abe] bg-[#fd7abe]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fd7abe;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.478, blue: 0.745)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fd7abe")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFD7ABE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(190, 122, 253)

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 #fd7abe · 8.70:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.41:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.70:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fd7abe as text scores 2.41:1 on white and 8.70:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fd7abe on white: 2.41:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fd7abe on black: 8.70:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #8999C0
deuteranopia · #ACAFBB
tritanopia · #FF7694

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fd7abe is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF1F8
#FCE4F0
#FBC1DF
#fd7abe
#FC59AE
#FC2293
#F1047F
#C9036A
#A10255
#74073F
#480428
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FDF1F8Darkest = 950 · #480428
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1F8;
  --brand-100: #FCE4F0;
  --brand-200: #FBC1DF;
  --brand-300: #fd7abe;
  --brand-400: #FC59AE;
  --brand-500: #FC2293;
  --brand-600: #F1047F;
  --brand-700: #C9036A;
  --brand-800: #A10255;
  --brand-900: #74073F;
  --brand-950: #480428;
  --brand: #fd7abe;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fd7abe

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#00CC2F
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E0242
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE6F3
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 #fd7abe

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#7AFDB9
Analogous left#FB7AFD
Analogous right#FD7A7C
Split-complement 1#7CFD7A
Split-complement 2#7AFDFB
Triadic 1#BEFD7A
Triadic 2#7ABEFD
Tetradic#FDFB7A

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green47.8%
Blue74.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta51.8%
Yellow24.9%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fd7abe text on a black background

contrast 8.70:1

Card sample

#fd7abe text on a white background

contrast 2.41:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fd7abe;
Background color
Panel with #fd7abe background
background-color: #fd7abe;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fd7abe;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 122, 190, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 122, 190, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fd7abe;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fd7abe, #FD8D7A);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fd7abe

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.

#fd7abe 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.

#fd7abe, answered

What color is #fd7abe?

#fd7abe is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Hot Pink (ΔE2000 3.1). It sits at 329° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 74% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fd7abe?

rgb(253, 122, 190) — 253 red, 122 green and 190 blue out of 255, or 99.2% / 47.8% / 74.5% by channel.

Is #fd7abe a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3852 and perceived brightness is 70%, so black text on it reaches 8.70:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fd7abe?

Black. It scores 8.70:1 against #fd7abe, versus 2.41:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fd7abe?

#7AFDB9 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #7CFD7A and #7AFDFB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fd7abe?

For interface work: #FAF4F7 as the surface, #EDC0D7 for borders, #9B4B74 for secondary text, #00CC2F as an accent and #7E0242 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FB7AFD and #FD7A7C stays calm, while #7AFDB9 is the loudest partner.

What is #fd7abe in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 52%, 25%, 1%). 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 #fd7abe 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 #FD7A8E; nudged cooler, #FE79EF.

Work with #fd7abe in the Color Lab