Palettes / Colors / #FE72BB

#FE72BB — Light Vivid Pink

#FE72BB 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 #FE72BB 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.

#FE72BB 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 #71FEB5; it also sits naturally between #FC71FE and #FE7173. 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 100% · Green 45% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FE72BB

.text { color: #FE72BB; }
.background { background-color: #FE72BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FE72BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 114, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 99%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FE72BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 114, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FE72BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 114, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FE72BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FE72BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #71FEB5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FE72BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FE72BB

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 #FE72BB 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 #FE72BB 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 #FE72BB?

#FE72BB is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 254, 114, 187). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FE72BB?

#FE72BB is RGB 254, 114, 187 — HSL 329°, 99%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 26%, 0%.

What colors go with #FE72BB?

Its complement is #71FEB5; analogous partners are #FC71FE and #FE7173. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FE72BB for text?

Black text on #FE72BB has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.