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#fc2f71

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

RGB
252, 47, 113
HSL
341°, 97%, 59%
CMYK
0, 81, 55, 1
Luminance
0.2392

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fc2f71 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fc2f71
Hue
341°
magenta / pink
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
59%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
58%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2392
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
27/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.78:1
Closest name
Deep Pink
ΔE2000 8.3
Where it sits
Hue341° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness59%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool27% 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#fc2f71
RGBrgb(252, 47, 113)
HSLhsl(341, 97%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 55%, 1%)
LABlab(56.0 76.8 14.6)
LCHlch(56.0 78.2 10.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.651 0.236 9.0)
Decimal16527217
Display P3color(display-p3 0.988 0.184 0.443)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fc2f71;
background-color: #fc2f71;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fc2f71] bg-[#fc2f71]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fc2f71;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.988, green: 0.184, blue: 0.443)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fc2f71")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFC2F71)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(113, 47, 252)

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 #fc2f71 · 5.78:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.63:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.78:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #fc2f71 as text scores 3.63:1 on white and 5.78:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fc2f71 on white: 3.63:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fc2f71 on black: 5.78:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #6A6C72
deuteranopia · #9F956C
tritanopia · #FF004D

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fc2f71 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.

#FDF1F5
#FCE4EB
#FBC1D4
#FD90B3
#FD598E
#fc2f71
#F10350
#C90343
#A10235
#74062A
#48041A
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FDF1F5Darkest = 950 · #48041A
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1F5;
  --brand-100: #FCE4EB;
  --brand-200: #FBC1D4;
  --brand-300: #FD90B3;
  --brand-400: #FD598E;
  --brand-500: #fc2f71;
  --brand-600: #F10350;
  --brand-700: #C90343;
  --brand-800: #A10235;
  --brand-900: #74062A;
  --brand-950: #48041A;
  --brand: #fc2f71;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fc2f71

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#FAF4F6
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0CE
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B64
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC57
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E022A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE6EE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241419
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 #fc2f71

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#2FFCBA
Analogous left#FC2FD7
Analogous right#FC532F
Split-complement 1#2FFC53
Split-complement 2#2FD7FC
Triadic 1#71FC2F
Triadic 2#2F71FC
Tetradic#D7FC2F

RGB percentages

Red98.8%
Green18.4%
Blue44.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta81.3%
Yellow55.2%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#fc2f71 text on a black background

contrast 5.78:1

Card sample

#fc2f71 text on a white background

contrast 3.63:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fc2f71;
Background color
Panel with #fc2f71 background
background-color: #fc2f71;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fc2f71;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(252, 47, 113, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(252, 47, 113, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fc2f71;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc2f71, #FC762F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fc2f71

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.

#fc2f71 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.

#fc2f71, answered

What color is #fc2f71?

#fc2f71 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Deep Pink (ΔE2000 8.3). It sits at 341° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 59% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fc2f71?

rgb(252, 47, 113) — 252 red, 47 green and 113 blue out of 255, or 98.8% / 18.4% / 44.3% by channel.

Is #fc2f71 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2392 and perceived brightness is 58%, so black text on it reaches 5.78:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fc2f71?

Black. It scores 5.78:1 against #fc2f71, versus 3.63:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fc2f71?

#2FFCBA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #2FFC53 and #2FD7FC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fc2f71?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #EDC0CE for borders, #9B4B64 for secondary text, #00CC57 as an accent and #7E022A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FC2FD7 and #FC532F stays calm, while #2FFCBA is the loudest partner.

What is #fc2f71 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 81%, 55%, 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 #fc2f71 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 27 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FC382F; nudged cooler, #FE2DBD.

Work with #fc2f71 in the Color Lab