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#ff4bac

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

RGB
255, 75, 172
HSL
328°, 100%, 65%
CMYK
0, 71, 33, 0
Luminance
0.2927

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ff4bac is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ff4bac
Hue
328°
magenta / pink
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
65%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
63%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2927
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
35/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.85:1
Closest name
Hot Pink
ΔE2000 4.6
Where it sits
Hue328° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness65%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool35% 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#ff4bac
RGBrgb(255, 75, 172)
HSLhsl(328, 100%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 33%, 0%)
LABlab(61.0 74.8 -12.8)
LCHlch(61.0 75.9 350.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.695 0.231 351.8)
Decimal16731052
Display P3color(display-p3 1.000 0.294 0.675)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ff4bac;
background-color: #ff4bac;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ff4bac] bg-[#ff4bac]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ff4bac;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.294, blue: 0.675)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ff4bac")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFF4BAC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(172, 75, 255)

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 #ff4bac · 6.85:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.06:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.85:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #ff4bac as text scores 3.06:1 on white and 6.85:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ff4bac on white: 3.06:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ff4bac on black: 6.85:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #697FAF
deuteranopia · #9C9FA8
tritanopia · #FF3E75

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ff4bac 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.

#FEF1F8
#FCE3F1
#FCC0E0
#FF8FCB
#ff4bac
#FF1F97
#F50084
#CC006E
#A30058
#760542
#490329
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FEF1F8Darkest = 950 · #490329
:root {
  --brand-50: #FEF1F8;
  --brand-100: #FCE3F1;
  --brand-200: #FCC0E0;
  --brand-300: #FF8FCB;
  --brand-400: #ff4bac;
  --brand-500: #FF1F97;
  --brand-600: #F50084;
  --brand-700: #CC006E;
  --brand-800: #A30058;
  --brand-900: #760542;
  --brand-950: #490329;
  --brand: #ff4bac;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ff4bac

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#EDC0D8
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B76
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC2B
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#800045
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE5F3
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141D
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 #ff4bac

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#4BFF9E
Analogous left#F84BFF
Analogous right#FF4B52
Split-complement 1#52FF4B
Split-complement 2#4BFFF8
Triadic 1#ACFF4B
Triadic 2#4BACFF
Tetradic#FFF84B

RGB percentages

Red100.0%
Green29.4%
Blue67.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta70.6%
Yellow32.5%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ff4bac text on a black background

contrast 6.85:1

Card sample

#ff4bac text on a white background

contrast 3.06:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ff4bac;
Background color
Panel with #ff4bac background
background-color: #ff4bac;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ff4bac;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 75, 172, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 75, 172, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ff4bac;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff4bac, #FF624B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ff4bac

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.

#ff4bac 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.

#ff4bac, answered

What color is #ff4bac?

#ff4bac is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Hot Pink (ΔE2000 4.6). It sits at 328° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 65% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #ff4bac?

rgb(255, 75, 172) — 255 red, 75 green and 172 blue out of 255, or 100% / 29.4% / 67.5% by channel.

Is #ff4bac a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2927 and perceived brightness is 63%, so black text on it reaches 6.85:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ff4bac?

Black. It scores 6.85:1 against #ff4bac, versus 3.06:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ff4bac?

#4BFF9E sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #52FF4B and #4BFFF8, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ff4bac?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0D8 for borders, #9B4B76 for secondary text, #00CC2B as an accent and #800045 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F84BFF and #FF4B52 stays calm, while #4BFF9E is the loudest partner.

What is #ff4bac in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 71%, 33%, 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 #ff4bac warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 35 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FF4B6A; nudged cooler, #FF4BEE.

Work with #ff4bac in the Color Lab