Palettes / Colors / #FE72BF

#FE72BF — Light Vivid Pink

#FE72BF 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 #FE72BF 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.

#FE72BF 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 #71FEB1; it also sits naturally between #F771FE and #FE7178. 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 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 25% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FE72BF

.text { color: #FE72BF; }
.background { background-color: #FE72BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FE72BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 114, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 99%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FE72BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 114, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FE72BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 114, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FE72BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FE72BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #71FEB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FE72BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FE72BF

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 #FE72BF 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 #FE72BF 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

← #FE72BE  ·  #FE72C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FE72BF?

#FE72BF is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 254, 114, 191). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FE72BF?

#FE72BF is RGB 254, 114, 191 — HSL 327°, 99%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 25%, 0%.

What colors go with #FE72BF?

Its complement is #71FEB1; analogous partners are #F771FE and #FE7178. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FE72BF for text?

Black text on #FE72BF has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.51:1.