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#ff2f6c

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

RGB
255, 47, 108
HSL
342°, 100%, 59%
CMYK
0, 82, 58, 0
Luminance
0.2438

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ff2f6c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ff2f6c
Hue
342°
magenta / pink
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
59%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
58%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2438
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
26/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.88:1
Closest name
Deep Pink
ΔE2000 9.8
Where it sits
Hue342° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness59%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool26% 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#ff2f6c
RGBrgb(255, 47, 108)
HSLhsl(342, 100%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 82%, 58%, 0%)
LABlab(56.5 77.2 18.3)
LCHlch(56.5 79.4 13.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.655 0.238 11.0)
Decimal16723820
Display P3color(display-p3 1.000 0.184 0.424)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ff2f6c;
background-color: #ff2f6c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ff2f6c] bg-[#ff2f6c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ff2f6c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.184, blue: 0.424)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ff2f6c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFF2F6C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(108, 47, 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 #ff2f6c · 5.88:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.57:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.88:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #ff2f6c as text scores 3.57:1 on white and 5.88:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ff2f6c on white: 3.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ff2f6c on black: 5.88:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #6D6D6D
deuteranopia · #A19667
tritanopia · #FF004B

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ff2f6c 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.

#FEF1F5
#FCE3EB
#FCC0D2
#FF8FB0
#FF5788
#ff2f6c
#F50048
#CC003C
#A30030
#760526
#490318
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FEF1F5Darkest = 950 · #490318
:root {
  --brand-50: #FEF1F5;
  --brand-100: #FCE3EB;
  --brand-200: #FCC0D2;
  --brand-300: #FF8FB0;
  --brand-400: #FF5788;
  --brand-500: #ff2f6c;
  --brand-600: #F50048;
  --brand-700: #CC003C;
  --brand-800: #A30030;
  --brand-900: #760526;
  --brand-950: #490318;
  --brand: #ff2f6c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ff2f6c

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#EDC0CD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B62
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC5D
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#800025
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE5ED
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 #ff2f6c

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#2FFFC2
Analogous left#FF2FD4
Analogous right#FF5A2F
Split-complement 1#2FFF5A
Split-complement 2#2FD4FF
Triadic 1#6CFF2F
Triadic 2#2F6CFF
Tetradic#D4FF2F

RGB percentages

Red100.0%
Green18.4%
Blue42.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta81.6%
Yellow57.6%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ff2f6c text on a black background

contrast 5.88:1

Card sample

#ff2f6c text on a white background

contrast 3.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ff2f6c;
Background color
Panel with #ff2f6c background
background-color: #ff2f6c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ff2f6c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 47, 108, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 47, 108, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ff2f6c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff2f6c, #FF7D2F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ff2f6c

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.

#ff2f6c 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.

#ff2f6c, answered

What color is #ff2f6c?

#ff2f6c is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Deep Pink (ΔE2000 9.8). It sits at 342° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 59% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #ff2f6c?

rgb(255, 47, 108) — 255 red, 47 green and 108 blue out of 255, or 100% / 18.4% / 42.4% by channel.

Is #ff2f6c a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2438 and perceived brightness is 58%, so black text on it reaches 5.88:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ff2f6c?

Black. It scores 5.88:1 against #ff2f6c, versus 3.57:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ff2f6c?

#2FFFC2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #2FFF5A and #2FD4FF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ff2f6c?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #EDC0CD for borders, #9B4B62 for secondary text, #00CC5D as an accent and #800025 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FF2FD4 and #FF5A2F stays calm, while #2FFFC2 is the loudest partner.

What is #ff2f6c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 82%, 58%, 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 #ff2f6c warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 26 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FF3E2F; nudged cooler, #FF2FB8.

Work with #ff2f6c in the Color Lab