hotpink — #FF69B4
#FF69B4
rgb(255, 105, 180) · hsl(330, 100%, 71%) · CSS keyword hotpink
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| hotpink on white | 2.65:1 | — | — |
| hotpink on black | 7.93:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, hotpink takes black text: 7.93:1 against 2.65:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: hotpink;
color: #ff69b4;
color: rgb(255 105 180);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to hotpink
- palevioletred — #DB7093
- orchid — #DA70D6
- lightcoral — #F08080
- salmon — #FA8072
- violet — #EE82EE
- tomato — #FF6347
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for hotpink?
The hex code for hotpink is #FF69B4 — RGB 255, 105, 180.
Can I use hotpink for text?
Not on a white background. hotpink reaches only 2.65:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on hotpink be black or white?
Black — 7.93:1 against 2.65:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- indianred — #CD5C5C
- indigo — #4B0082
- ivory — #FFFFF0
- khaki — #F0E68C
- lavender — #E6E6FA
- lavenderblush — #FFF0F5
- lawngreen — #7CFC00
- lemonchiffon — #FFFACD
- lightblue — #ADD8E6
- lightcoral — #F08080
- lightcyan — #E0FFFF
- lightgoldenrodyellow — #FAFAD2
#FF69B4 in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference