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#FD12BE Color

#FD12BE is rgb(253, 18, 190) in RGB, hsl(316, 98%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 25%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (#FC0FC0), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FD12BE
HEX#FD12BE
RGBrgb(253, 18, 190)
HSLhsl(316, 98%, 53%)
HSVhsv(316, 93%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 25%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.28 343.8)
LABlab(57.47% 86.15 -28.04)
LCHlch(57.47% 90.60 341.97)

What #FD12BE 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 #FD12BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#FD12BE Channel Values

How #FD12BE 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 253 · G 18 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 98% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 93% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 25% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.5:1 vs white · 6.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FD12BE 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 text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FD12BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FD12BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FD12BE

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FD12BE.

How #FD12BE 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#FD12BE
Protanopia#7373BD
Protanomaly#BB5CBE
Deuteranopia#9B9BB9
Deuteranomaly#CA7BBB
Tritanopia#F64B4B
Tritanomaly#F93C88
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FD12BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fd12be: #FD12BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FD12BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fd12be': '#FD12BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.071, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_fd12be">#FD12BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FD12BE"

More Pink Colors

#FD12BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FD12BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FD12BE?

#FD12BE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(253, 18, 190) in RGB and hsl(316, 98%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (#FC0FC0), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.52.

What is the RGB value of #FD12BE?

#FD12BE is rgb(253, 18, 190) — red 253, green 18, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FD12BE?

#FD12BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 25%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FD12BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FD12BE scores 3.5:1 against white and 6.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FD12BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FD12BE 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 deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 24.09, which is visibly different.

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