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#FF61A3 Color

#FF61A3 is rgb(255, 97, 163) in RGB, hsl(335, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 36%, 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 7.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF61A3
HEX#FF61A3
RGBrgb(255, 97, 163)
HSLhsl(335, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(335, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 36%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.201 357.6)
LABlab(64.19% 65.07 -2.40)
LCHlch(64.19% 65.11 357.88)

What #FF61A3 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 #FF61A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Pink#FD6C9EΔE 7.34Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 7.65Medium Pink#FE6E9FΔE 7.9Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 9.37French Rose#F64A8AΔE 9.38Strawberry#FC5A8DΔE 9.91

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

#FF61A3 Channel Values

How #FF61A3 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 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 36% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.8:1 vs white · 7.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF61A3 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 text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF61A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF61A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF61A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF61A3
Complementary
#61FFBD
Analogous
#FF61F2
Analogous
#FF6E61
Triadic
#A3FF61
Triadic
#61A3FF
Split comp.
#61FF6E
Split comp.
#61F2FF

Tints & Shades of #FF61A3

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

#FF75AF
#FF8ABB
#FF9EC6
#FFB8D5
#FFCCE1
#FFE0ED

Shades

#FF3388
#FF006A
#D10057
#A30044
#750031
#42001C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF61A3.

How #FF61A3 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#FF61A3
Protanopia#8E8EA2
Protanomaly#C67EA3
Deuteranopia#ACAC9E
Deuteranomaly#D294A0
Tritanopia#FB6C6C
Tritanomaly#FD6886
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF61A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff61a3: #FF61A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF61A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff61a3': '#FF61A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.380, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_ff61a3">#FF61A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF61A3"

More Pink Colors

#FF61A3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FF61A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF61A3?

#FF61A3 is a light pink — rgb(255, 97, 163) in RGB and hsl(335, 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 7.34.

What is the RGB value of #FF61A3?

#FF61A3 is rgb(255, 97, 163) — red 255, green 97, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF61A3?

#FF61A3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 36%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF61A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF61A3 scores 2.8:1 against white and 7.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF61A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF61A3 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 7.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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