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#fe4cbf

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

RGB
254, 76, 191
HSL
321°, 99%, 65%
CMYK
0, 70, 25, 0
Luminance
0.3000

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fe4cbf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fe4cbf
Hue
321°
magenta / pink
Saturation
99%
electric
Lightness
65%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
64%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3000
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
38/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
7.00:1
Closest name
Hot Pink
ΔE2000 5.9
Where it sits
Hue321° of 360°
Saturation99%
Lightness65%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool38% 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#fe4cbf
RGBrgb(254, 76, 191)
HSLhsl(321, 99%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 25%, 0%)
LABlab(61.7 76.5 -22.7)
LCHlch(61.7 79.8 343.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.701 0.239 345.4)
Decimal16665791
Display P3color(display-p3 0.996 0.298 0.749)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fe4cbf;
background-color: #fe4cbf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fe4cbf] bg-[#fe4cbf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fe4cbf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.996, green: 0.298, blue: 0.749)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fe4cbf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFE4CBF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(191, 76, 254)

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 #fe4cbf · 7.00:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 3.00:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.00:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fe4cbf as text scores 3.00:1 on white and 7.00:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fe4cbf on white: 3.00:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fe4cbf on black: 7.00:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #6182C2
deuteranopia · #97A0BB
tritanopia · #FF497F

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fe4cbf 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.

#FEF1F9
#FCE3F3
#FBC0E6
#FE8FD7
#fe4cbf
#FE20AF
#F3019E
#CB0184
#A20169
#75064E
#490330
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FEF1F9Darkest = 950 · #490330
:root {
  --brand-50: #FEF1F9;
  --brand-100: #FCE3F3;
  --brand-200: #FBC0E6;
  --brand-300: #FE8FD7;
  --brand-400: #fe4cbf;
  --brand-500: #FE20AF;
  --brand-600: #F3019E;
  --brand-700: #CB0184;
  --brand-800: #A20169;
  --brand-900: #75064E;
  --brand-950: #490330;
  --brand: #fe4cbf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fe4cbf

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#EDC0DD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B7F
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC15
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7F0152
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE6F6
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 #fe4cbf

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#4CFE8B
Analogous left#E44CFE
Analogous right#FE4C66
Split-complement 1#66FE4C
Split-complement 2#4CFEE4
Triadic 1#BFFE4C
Triadic 2#4CBFFE
Tetradic#FEE44C

RGB percentages

Red99.6%
Green29.8%
Blue74.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta70.1%
Yellow24.8%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#fe4cbf text on a black background

contrast 7.00:1

Card sample

#fe4cbf text on a white background

contrast 3.00:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fe4cbf;
Background color
Panel with #fe4cbf background
background-color: #fe4cbf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fe4cbf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(254, 76, 191, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(254, 76, 191, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fe4cbf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fe4cbf, #FE504C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fe4cbf

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.

#fe4cbf 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.

#fe4cbf, answered

What color is #fe4cbf?

#fe4cbf is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Hot Pink (ΔE2000 5.9). It sits at 321° on the hue wheel with 99% saturation and 65% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fe4cbf?

rgb(254, 76, 191) — 254 red, 76 green and 191 blue out of 255, or 99.6% / 29.8% / 74.9% by channel.

Is #fe4cbf a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3000 and perceived brightness is 64%, so black text on it reaches 7.00:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fe4cbf?

Black. It scores 7.00:1 against #fe4cbf, versus 3.00:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fe4cbf?

#4CFE8B sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #66FE4C and #4CFEE4, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fe4cbf?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0DD for borders, #9B4B7F for secondary text, #00CC15 as an accent and #7F0152 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E44CFE and #FE4C66 stays calm, while #4CFE8B is the loudest partner.

What is #fe4cbf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 70%, 25%, 0%). 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 #fe4cbf warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 38 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FE4C7E; nudged cooler, #FD4BFF.

Work with #fe4cbf in the Color Lab