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#F65AAE Color

#F65AAE is rgb(246, 90, 174) in RGB, hsl(328, 90%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 29%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hot Pink (#FF69B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F65AAE
HEX#F65AAE
RGBrgb(246, 90, 174)
HSLhsl(328, 90%, 66%)
HSVhsv(328, 63%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 29%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.207 350.5)
LABlab(62.00% 65.98 -12.13)
LCHlch(62.00% 67.08 349.58)

What #F65AAE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F65AAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 5.34Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 9.62Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 9.78Wild Strawberry#FF43A4ΔE 10.23Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 12.06Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 12.73

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#F65AAE Channel Values

How #F65AAE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 246 · G 90 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 90% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 63% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 29% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3:1 vs white · 6.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F65AAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F65AAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F65AAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F65AAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F65AAE
Complementary
#5AF6A3
Analogous
#F15AF6
Analogous
#F65A5F
Triadic
#AEF65A
Triadic
#5AAEF6
Split comp.
#5FF65A
Split comp.
#5AF6F1

Tints & Shades of #F65AAE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F872B9
#F986C3
#FA9ECF
#FBB1D9
#FCCAE5
#FDDDEE

Shades

#F42F98
#E90C82
#BD0A69
#960854
#6B063B
#3F0323

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F65AAE.

How #F65AAE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F65AAE
Protanopia#8787AD
Protanomaly#BE77AE
Deuteranopia#A4A4AA
Deuteranomaly#CA8DAB
Tritanopia#F16A6A
Tritanomaly#F3648A
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F65AAE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f65aae: #F65AAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F65AAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f65aae': '#F65AAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.965, green: 0.353, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_f65aae">#F65AAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#F65AAE"

More Pink Colors

#F65AAE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#F65AAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F65AAE?

#F65AAE is a light pink — rgb(246, 90, 174) in RGB and hsl(328, 90%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hot Pink (#FF69B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #F65AAE?

#F65AAE is rgb(246, 90, 174) — red 246, green 90, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F65AAE?

#F65AAE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 29%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F65AAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F65AAE scores 3:1 against white and 6.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F65AAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F65AAE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 5.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.