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#FF66A8 Color

#FF66A8 is rgb(255, 102, 168) in RGB, hsl(334, 100%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 34%, 0%) 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 5.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF66A8
HEX#FF66A8
RGBrgb(255, 102, 168)
HSLhsl(334, 100%, 70%)
HSVhsv(334, 60%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 34%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.196 356.3)
LABlab(65.08% 63.47 -3.97)
LCHlch(65.08% 63.60 356.42)

What #FF66A8 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 #FF66A8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 5.73French Pink#FD6C9EΔE 7.38Medium Pink#FE6E9FΔE 7.82Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 8.31French Rose#F64A8AΔE 11.68Strawberry#FC5A8DΔE 11.77

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

#FF66A8 Channel Values

How #FF66A8 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 102 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 334° · S 100% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 334° · S 60% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 34% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.72:1 vs white · 7.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF66A8 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 text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF66A8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF66A8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF66A8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF66A8
Complementary
#66FFBD
Analogous
#FF66F5
Analogous
#FF7066
Triadic
#A8FF66
Triadic
#66A8FF
Split comp.
#66FF70
Split comp.
#66F5FF

Tints & Shades of #FF66A8

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

#FF7AB4
#FF8FBF
#FFA3CB
#FFB8D7
#FFCCE2
#FFE0EE

Shades

#FF388E
#FF0571
#D6005D
#A30047
#750033
#42001D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF66A8.

How #FF66A8 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#FF66A8
Protanopia#9090A7
Protanomaly#C782A8
Deuteranopia#ADADA3
Deuteranomaly#D396A5
Tritanopia#FB7171
Tritanomaly#FD6D8A
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF66A8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff66a8: #FF66A8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF66A8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff66a8': '#FF66A8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.400, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_ff66a8">#FF66A8</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF66A8"

More Pink Colors

#FF66A8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FF66A8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF66A8?

#FF66A8 is a light pink — rgb(255, 102, 168) in RGB and hsl(334, 100%, 70%) 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 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #FF66A8?

#FF66A8 is rgb(255, 102, 168) — red 255, green 102, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF66A8?

#FF66A8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 34%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF66A8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF66A8 scores 2.72:1 against white and 7.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF66A8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF66A8 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 5.73, 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.