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#FF61A0 Color

#FF61A0 is rgb(255, 97, 160) in RGB, hsl(336, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 37%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Pink (#FD6C9E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF61A0
HEX#FF61A0
RGBrgb(255, 97, 160)
HSLhsl(336, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(336, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 37%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.2 358.8)
LABlab(64.12% 64.84 -0.79)
LCHlch(64.12% 64.84 359.30)

What #FF61A0 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 #FF61A0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Pink#FD6C9EΔE 6.25Medium Pink#FE6E9FΔE 6.84Strawberry#FC5A8DΔE 8.33French Rose#F64A8AΔE 8.37Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 8.96Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 9.16

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

#FF61A0 Channel Values

How #FF61A0 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 255 · G 97 · B 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 37% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.81:1 vs white · 7.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF61A0 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 text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF61A0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF61A0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF61A0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF61A0
Complementary
#61FFC0
Analogous
#FF61EF
Analogous
#FF7161
Triadic
#A0FF61
Triadic
#61A0FF
Split comp.
#61FF71
Split comp.
#61EFFF

Tints & Shades of #FF61A0

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

#FF75AC
#FF8AB9
#FF9EC5
#FFB8D4
#FFCCE0
#FFE0ED

Shades

#FF3385
#FF0066
#D10054
#A30041
#75002F
#42001B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF61A0.

How #FF61A0 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#FF61A0
Protanopia#8E8E9F
Protanomaly#C67EA0
Deuteranopia#ACAC9B
Deuteranomaly#D2949D
Tritanopia#FC6C6C
Tritanomaly#FD6884
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF61A0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff61a0: #FF61A0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF61A0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff61a0': '#FF61A0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.380, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_ff61a0">#FF61A0</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF61A0"

More Pink Colors

#FF61A0 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FF61A0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF61A0?

#FF61A0 is a light pink — rgb(255, 97, 160) in RGB and hsl(336, 100%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Pink (#FD6C9E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.25.

What is the RGB value of #FF61A0?

#FF61A0 is rgb(255, 97, 160) — red 255, green 97, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF61A0?

#FF61A0 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 37%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF61A0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF61A0 scores 2.81:1 against white and 7.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF61A0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF61A0 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 9.16, 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.