Palettes / Colors / #FD72CB

#FD72CB — Light Vivid Pink

#FD72CB is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: hotpink (#FF69B4) — not an exact match. CSS hotpink gives you #FF69B4, a different color; use #FD72CB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FD72CB is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #72FDA5; it also sits naturally between #EA72FD and #FD7285. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 45% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FD72CB

.text { color: #FD72CB; }
.background { background-color: #FD72CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD72CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 114, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 97%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD72CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 114, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD72CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 114, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD72CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD72CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #72FDA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FD72CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD72CB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FD72CB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FD72CB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD72CB?

#FD72CB is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 253, 114, 203). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD72CB?

#FD72CB is RGB 253, 114, 203 — HSL 322°, 97%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 20%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD72CB?

Its complement is #72FDA5; analogous partners are #EA72FD and #FD7285. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD72CB for text?

Black text on #FD72CB has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.