Shades of pink
varieties of the color pink

Pink colors are usually light or desaturated shades of reds, roses, and magentas which are created on computer and television screens using the RGB color model and in printing with the CMYK color model. As such, it is an arbitrary classification of color.
Below is a list of some of the common pink colors.
Web colors
Pink
Displayed here is the web color pink.
Light pink
Displayed here is the web color light pink. The name of the web color is written as "lightpink" (no space) in HTML for computer display.
Although this color is called "light pink", as can be ascertained by inspecting its hex code, it is actually a slightly deeper, not a lighter, tint of pink than the color pink itself. A more accurate name for it in terms of traditional color nomenclature would therefore be medium light pink.
Hot pink
Displayed here is the web color hot pink. The name of the web color is written as "hotpink" (no space) in HTML for computer display.
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