Palettes / Colors / #FF52AE

#FF52AE — Light Vivid Pink

#FF52AE 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 #FF52AE 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.

#FF52AE 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 #52FFA3; it also sits naturally between #F952FF and #FF5257. 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 32% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF52AE

.text { color: #FF52AE; }
.background { background-color: #FF52AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF52AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 82, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 100%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF52AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 82, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF52AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 82, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF52AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF52AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #52FFA3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF52AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF52AE

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 #FF52AE 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 #FF52AE 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 #FF52AE?

#FF52AE is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 255, 82, 174). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF52AE?

#FF52AE is RGB 255, 82, 174 — HSL 328°, 100%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 32%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF52AE?

Its complement is #52FFA3; analogous partners are #F952FF and #FF5257. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF52AE for text?

Black text on #FF52AE has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.97:1.