What color is #FA427E?

#FA427E is a vivid rose known as Diva Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Diva Pink?

The RGB value is 250, 66, 126: 250 red, 66 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Diva Pink?

The complementary color is #42FABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FA427E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Diva Pink color: hex code #FA427E

#FA427E rgb(250, 66, 126)

Shades of pink

Diva Pink has the hex code #FA427E. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 25.9% green and 49.4% blue (250, 66, 126).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 95% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 50% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

Diva Pink (#FA427E) color codes

HEX	`#FA427E`
RGB	`rgb(250, 66, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 25.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 95%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 74%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 50%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.78, 72.08, 9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.78, 72.67, 7.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.142, 25.733, 22.324)`
Decimal	`16401022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Diva 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 #FA427E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FA427E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #FA427E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fa427e; }
.text { color: #fa427e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fa427e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 66 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fa427e, #fa6242); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose.

See #FA427E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FA427E?: #FA427E is a vivid rose known as Diva Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Diva Pink?: The RGB value is 250, 66, 126: 250 red, 66 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Diva Pink?: The complementary color is #42FABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FA427E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.