What color is #FF1493?

#FF1493 is a vivid rose known as Deep Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Deep Pink?

The RGB value is 255, 20, 147: 255 red, 20 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Deep Pink?

The complementary color is #14FF80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF1493?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Deep Pink color: hex code #FF1493

#FF1493 rgb(255, 20, 147)

Shades of pink

Deep Pink has the hex code #FF1493. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 7.8% green and 57.6% blue (255, 20, 147).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 100% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword deeppink.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

Deep Pink (#FF1493) color codes

HEX	`#FF1493`
RGB	`rgb(255, 20, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 7.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 100%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 92%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 42%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.96, 84.54, -5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.96, 84.73, 356.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.76, 23.873, 29.744)`
Decimal	`16716947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Deep Pink, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FF1493	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF1493 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FF1493 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff1493; }
.text { color: #ff1493; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff1493; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 20 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff1493, #ff141d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF1493 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF1493?: #FF1493 is a vivid rose known as Deep Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Deep Pink?: The RGB value is 255, 20, 147: 255 red, 20 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Deep Pink?: The complementary color is #14FF80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF1493?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.