What is the hex code for Hot Pink?

Hot Pink is #ff69b4. In CSS the keyword hotpink, the hex #ff69b4, rgb(255, 105, 180) and hsl(330, 100%, 71%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Hot Pink on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #69ffb4, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Hot Pink for text?

Hot Pink as text on white has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 7.93:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.

CSS color names · Pinks

Hot Pink color: hex #ff69b4, RGB and HSL

Hot Pink is the CSS keyword hotpink, hex #ff69b4, rgb(255, 105, 180), hsl(330, 100%, 71%). It is a light, fully saturated magenta in the pinks family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: hotpink
Hex: #ff69b4
RGB: rgb(255, 105, 180)
HSL: hsl(330, 100%, 71%)
On white: 2.65:1 — fails AA; use as a fill, not text
On black: 7.93:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: hotpink;          /* keyword */
  color: #ff69b4;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(255, 105, 180); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(330, 100%, 71%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with hot pink

Each match keeps hot pink's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside hot pink as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#69ffb4

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#69ff69

#69ffff

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#b4ff69

#69b4ff

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#ff69ff

#ff6969

Tints and shades of hot pink

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as hot pink — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#ff82c1

#ff9bcd

#ffb4d9

#ffcde6

#ffe6f3

Shades (darker)

#ff2d96

#f00078

#b4005a

#78003c

#3c001e

A UI color palette built from hot pink

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from hot pink as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #ff69b4
secondary: #69ff69
accent: #69ffff
background: #fdfcfc
surface: #f7f3f5
text: #22111a
muted: #8f5673
border: #ecdfe6

Dark mode

primary: #ff69b4
secondary: #69ff69
accent: #69ffff
background: #1b0e14
surface: #28151f
text: #f6f3f5
muted: #b894a6
border: #492738

Open hot pink in the palette generator

Using hot pink in an interface

Pinks carry warmth without red's alarm, which makes hot pink and deep pink strong accent colors for consumer and creative products. The pale pinks work as tinted surfaces; the violet-reds are dark enough to carry text on white. Whichever role hot pink takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Hot Pink?: Hot Pink is #ff69b4. In CSS the keyword hotpink, the hex #ff69b4, rgb(255, 105, 180) and hsl(330, 100%, 71%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Hot Pink?: Its complement is #69ffb4, the split-complementary pair is #69ff69 and #69ffff, the triadic partners are #b4ff69 and #69b4ff, and the analogous neighbors are #ff69ff and #ff6969. In an interface, use Hot Pink for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Hot Pink on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #69ffb4, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Hot Pink for text?: Hot Pink as text on white has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 7.93:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.