Pink is the CSS named color #FFC0CB — rgb(255, 192, 203), hsl(350, 100%, 88%). Its relative luminance is 0.633, giving 1.54:1 against white and 13.65:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #FFC0CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 192, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 100%, 88%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.6327 |
| Contrast on white | 1.54:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 13.65:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing pink toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
pink is #FFC0CB, which is rgb(255, 192, 203) and hsl(350, 100%, 88%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Pink has a relative luminance of 0.633 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.54:1; against black, 13.65:1.
pink reaches 13.65:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.