What color is #FF5CCD?

#FF5CCD is a light, vivid magenta known as Illicit Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Illicit Pink?

The RGB value is 255, 92, 205: 255 red, 92 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Illicit Pink?

The complementary color is #5CFF8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF5CCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Illicit Pink color: hex code #FF5CCD

#FF5CCD rgb(255, 92, 205)

Shades of pink

Illicit Pink has the hex code #FF5CCD. It is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 36.1% green and 80.4% blue (255, 92, 205).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

Illicit Pink (#FF5CCD) color codes

HEX	`#FF5CCD`
RGB	`rgb(255, 92, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 36.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.43, 72.73, -26.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.43, 77.37, 340.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.088, 33.327, 61.225)`
Decimal	`16735437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Illicit 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 #FF5CCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF5CCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #FF5CCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff5ccd; }
.text { color: #ff5ccd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff5ccd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 92 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff5ccd, #ff5c7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF5CCD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF5CCD?: #FF5CCD is a light, vivid magenta known as Illicit Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Illicit Pink?: The RGB value is 255, 92, 205: 255 red, 92 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Illicit Pink?: The complementary color is #5CFF8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF5CCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.