Close to Hot Pink
#F85EAD
#F85EAD is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Hot Pink. In RGB it’s made of 97.3% red, 36.9% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 329°, with 92% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #F85EAD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.92:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.20:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.92:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.20:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #F85EAD as they’d see it.
#F85EAD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #F85EAD
What color is #F85EAD?
#F85EAD is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Hot Pink. In RGB it’s made of 97.3% red, 36.9% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 329°, with 92% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #F85EAD in RGB?
#F85EAD is rgb(248, 94, 173): 248 red, 94 green, and 173 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #F85EAD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 62, 30, 3). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #F85EAD?
PANTONE 238 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #F85EAD?
Its complement #17AD6C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.