Dark Hot Pink is a light bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Crimson, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Dark Hot Pink effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dark Hot Pink is #D90166.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dark Hot Pink has 85%% Red, 0% Green, and 40% Blue.
Dark Hot Pink has 332° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 85% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dark Hot Pink has 332° Hue, 98% Saturation, and 43% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dark Hot Pink has 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 53% yellow, and 15% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#D90166 |
|
RGB |
(217, 1, 102) |
(85%, 0%, 40%) |
HSV |
(332°, 100, 85) |
(92%, 100%, 85%) |
HSL |
(332°, 98, 43) |
(92%, 98%, 43%) |
CMYK |
(0, 100, 53, 15) |
(0%, 100%, 53%, 15%) |
The natural luminance of Dark Hot Pink is 16%, which is low.
Dark Hot Pink has a higher contrast with white than black.
Dark Hot Pink and black have a 4.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Dark Hot Pink and white have a 5.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
16% |
insufficient (4.1) |
AA (5.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dark Hot Pink paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 59% Red, 26% Magenta, 15% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
59%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
26%
Black
15%
White
0%
To mix Dark Hot Pink paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 55% Magenta, 29% Yellow, 15% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
55%
Yellow
29%
Black
15%
White
0%
Colors similar to Dark Hot Pink are: Raspberry, Debian Red, Rich Carmine, Dogwood Rose, and Vivid Cerise. Raspberry is more red and paler than Dark Hot Pink. Debian Red is more red and paler than Dark Hot Pink. Rich Carmine is more red than Dark Hot Pink. Dogwood Rose is more red and paler than Dark Hot Pink. Vivid Cerise is more magenta and paler than Dark Hot Pink.