Close to Shocking Pink
#FF42CF
#FF42CF is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Shocking Pink. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 25.9% green, and 81.2% blue. Its hue is 315°, with 100% saturation and 63% 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 #FF42CF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.03:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
6.93:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.03:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
6.93:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF42CF as they’d see it.
#FF42CF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FF42CF
What color is #FF42CF?
#FF42CF is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Shocking Pink. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 25.9% green, and 81.2% blue. Its hue is 315°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FF42CF in RGB?
#FF42CF is rgb(255, 66, 207): 255 red, 66 green, and 207 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FF42CF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 74, 19, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FF42CF?
PANTONE 806 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FF42CF?
Its complement #25AA48 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.