What color is #FF5EC4?

#FF5EC4 is a light, vivid rose known as Eosin Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Eosin Pink?

The RGB value is 255, 94, 196: 255 red, 94 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Eosin Pink?

The complementary color is #5EFF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF5EC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Eosin Pink color: hex code #FF5EC4

#FF5EC4 rgb(255, 94, 196)

Shades of pink

Eosin Pink has the hex code #FF5EC4. It is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 36.9% green and 76.9% blue (255, 94, 196).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 23% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

Eosin Pink (#FF5EC4) color codes

HEX	`#FF5EC4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 94, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 36.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 63%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 23%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.37, 70.77, -21.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.37, 73.94, 343.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.208, 33.256, 55.725)`
Decimal	`16735940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Eosin 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 #FF5EC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF5EC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	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 #FF5EC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff5ec4; }
.text { color: #ff5ec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff5ec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 94 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff5ec4, #ff5e74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF5EC4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF5EC4?: #FF5EC4 is a light, vivid rose known as Eosin Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Eosin Pink?: The RGB value is 255, 94, 196: 255 red, 94 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Eosin Pink?: The complementary color is #5EFF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF5EC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.