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#fd7cd1

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

RGB
253, 124, 209
HSL
321°, 97%, 74%
CMYK
0, 51, 17, 1
Luminance
0.3990

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fd7cd1 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fd7cd1
Hue
321°
magenta / pink
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
74%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
71%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3990
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
39/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
8.98:1
Closest name
Hot Pink
ΔE2000 5.7
Where it sits
Hue321° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness74%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool39% 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#fd7cd1
RGBrgb(253, 124, 209)
HSLhsl(321, 97%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 17%, 1%)
LABlab(69.4 59.0 -21.1)
LCHlch(69.4 62.6 340.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.760 0.184 342.2)
Decimal16612561
Display P3color(display-p3 0.992 0.486 0.820)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fd7cd1;
background-color: #fd7cd1;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fd7cd1] bg-[#fd7cd1]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fd7cd1;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.486, blue: 0.820)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fd7cd1")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFD7CD1)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(209, 124, 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 #fd7cd1 · 8.98:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.34:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.98:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fd7cd1 as text scores 2.34:1 on white and 8.98:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fd7cd1 on white: 2.34:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fd7cd1 on black: 8.98:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #849CD4
deuteranopia · #A7B1CE
tritanopia · #FF7D9D

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fd7cd1 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.

#FDF1F9
#FCE4F4
#FBC1E7
#fd7cd1
#FC59C5
#FC22B1
#F104A0
#C90385
#A1026B
#74074E
#480431
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FDF1F9Darkest = 950 · #480431
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF1F9;
  --brand-100: #FCE4F4;
  --brand-200: #FBC1E7;
  --brand-300: #fd7cd1;
  --brand-400: #FC59C5;
  --brand-500: #FC22B1;
  --brand-600: #F104A0;
  --brand-700: #C90385;
  --brand-800: #A1026B;
  --brand-900: #74074E;
  --brand-950: #480431;
  --brand: #fd7cd1;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fd7cd1

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#00CC12
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E0253
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 #fd7cd1

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#7CFDA8
Analogous left#E97CFD
Analogous right#FD7C90
Split-complement 1#90FD7C
Split-complement 2#7CFDE9
Triadic 1#D1FD7C
Triadic 2#7CD1FD
Tetradic#FDE97C

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green48.6%
Blue82.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta51.0%
Yellow17.4%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fd7cd1 text on a black background

contrast 8.98:1

Card sample

#fd7cd1 text on a white background

contrast 2.34:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fd7cd1;
Background color
Panel with #fd7cd1 background
background-color: #fd7cd1;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fd7cd1;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 124, 209, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 124, 209, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fd7cd1;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fd7cd1, #FD7D7C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fd7cd1

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.

#fd7cd1 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.

#fd7cd1, answered

What color is #fd7cd1?

#fd7cd1 is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Hot Pink (ΔE2000 5.7). It sits at 321° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 74% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fd7cd1?

rgb(253, 124, 209) — 253 red, 124 green and 209 blue out of 255, or 99.2% / 48.6% / 82% by channel.

Is #fd7cd1 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3990 and perceived brightness is 71%, so black text on it reaches 8.98:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fd7cd1?

Black. It scores 8.98:1 against #fd7cd1, versus 2.34:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fd7cd1?

#7CFDA8 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #90FD7C and #7CFDE9, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fd7cd1?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0DD for borders, #9B4B7F for secondary text, #00CC12 as an accent and #7E0253 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E97CFD and #FD7C90 stays calm, while #7CFDA8 is the loudest partner.

What is #fd7cd1 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 51%, 17%, 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 #fd7cd1 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 39 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FD7CA2; nudged cooler, #FB7BFE.

Work with #fd7cd1 in the Color Lab