A soft pink light adds a warm, rosy tone to skin on selfies and video calls, and this pink screen turns any phone, tablet, laptop or TV into one with a single click. Choose classic pink, hot pink, deep pink or pastel pink, dim it to a glow, and set a timer that fades it out on its own. It also works as a colored backdrop for product photos or a calm room light for the evening, and the page keeps your screen awake while it is on. It runs in any current browser on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac and ChromeOS.
How to use the pink screen light
- Pick a shade. Pink and Pastel are soft and flattering, Hot pink and Deep pink are bold.
- Set the brightness. Full brightness gives the most light for selfies, 20 to 40% gives a soft glow for a room.
- Pick a timer if you want the light to fade out by itself.
- Tap the preview or press F. Swipe sideways or use the arrow keys to compare shades, swipe up or down to dim. Double tap or Esc exits.
- Turn your device brightness up for more light, since the page itself can only dim.
The pink shades
| Shade | Hex and RGB | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Pink | #FFC0CB, 255 192 203 | A soft, warm light for faces |
| Hot pink | #FF69B4, 255 105 180 | Bold backdrops and party light |
| Deep pink | #FF1493, 255 20 147 | Strong color for photos and video |
| Pastel pink | #FFD1DC, 255 209 220 | The lightest, most natural looking pink |
A screen makes pink by mixing strong red with weaker green and blue light. The lighter the pink, the more green and blue are added and the closer it gets to white.
Pink light for selfies, makeup and video calls
- Selfies: hold a tablet or a second phone showing Pink or Pastel at full brightness just above eye level, about 30 to 50 cm from your face. Turn off overhead lights so the pink is the main light.
- Makeup: apply makeup under a neutral white screen at Daylight, so colors look the way they will outdoors, then switch to pink for the photo.
- Video calls: a laptop or monitor showing Pastel pink beside your webcam adds warmth to a pale or blue looking face. Keep it to one side and a little above your eyes. For a neutral light around your camera view, the zoom lighting tool frames your webcam picture with light.
- A mirror with light: the online mirror with light shows your camera picture with a bright border on the same screen.
Pink backdrops and room light
Lay small products such as cosmetics, jewelry or sweets on a tablet showing Pastel pink for a soft background with no shadows, or stand them in front of a monitor on Hot pink for a bold color. A TV on Deep pink at 30% makes a party light, and Pink at 15% with a 30 minute timer is a soft evening glow. For a slowly changing light, the rainbow screen cycles through every color. To replace the background later in editing, film against the green screen instead, because pink sits too close to skin tones to key out cleanly.
A pink tint you did not choose
When everything on your screen looks pink, the picture is missing part of its green signal or is being decoded with the wrong color format. Work through these checks:
- Reseat the cable at both ends. A pin that does not touch can drop the green channel, especially on VGA and DVI.
- Try another cable and port. Damaged HDMI and DisplayPort cables cause pink or magenta tints, sparkles and dropouts.
- Set the graphics output to RGB. In the NVIDIA, AMD or Intel graphics control panel, change the output color format from YCbCr to RGB, full range.
- Check the monitor menu for a color temperature or tint setting, and reset the picture settings.
- If the tint shows on the startup logo, before Windows or macOS loads, the fault is the cable, the screen or the graphics card rather than a setting.
On a phone, a pink tint or pink lines after a drop or a screen repair usually mean the display or its connector is damaged. A pink cast that changes when you tilt the phone, or only shows at low brightness, can be normal for some OLED panels; compare with a screen color test to see whether colors are actually wrong.
What a pink screen in a browser cannot do
A screen gives far less light than a ring light or a lamp, so pink screen light works best close to your face. The page can only darken the pink, not raise your backlight. The same hex code also looks a little different on each screen, because screens differ in color range and settings. For a deeper, cooler tone, try the purple screen light, and for any exact color the color screen accepts hex codes.
Pink screen questions
What is a pink screen used for?
Mostly as a light and a backdrop: a soft pink glow for selfies and video calls, a colored rim light or background for photos of cosmetics and small products, a party or room light on a TV, and a plain pink wallpaper when saved as an image.
Is pink light good for selfies?
A soft pink light adds a warm, rosy tone and softens shadows on skin, which many people find flattering. Use the lighter shades at 60 to 100% brightness, hold the screen just above eye level, and keep the room lights low so the pink is the main light.
Why does my monitor look pink?
A pink or magenta tint across the whole picture usually means the green signal is missing or weak, from a loose or damaged cable, or the graphics card is sending YCbCr instead of RGB over HDMI. Reseat the cable, try another one, and set the output to RGB in your graphics settings.
What is the pink screen of death?
People use the name for a PC that freezes on a pink or magenta screen, often with lines or blocks, usually during a game. It points to the graphics card or its driver. Install a clean graphics driver, check the card's temperature, and run a gpu stress test to see whether it fails under load.
Can I save a pink screen as a wallpaper?
Yes. Pick the shade and brightness, choose a size next to Save image, such as your own screen's resolution or a 1080 × 2400 phone size, and save the PNG. Set it as your wallpaper in your phone or computer settings.