What color is #FF3388?

#FF3388 is a vivid rose known as Lilac Lotion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lilac Lotion?

The RGB value is 255, 51, 136: 255 red, 51 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lilac Lotion?

The complementary color is #33FFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF3388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lilac Lotion color: hex code #FF3388

#FF3388 rgb(255, 51, 136)

Shades of pink

Lilac Lotion has the hex code #FF3388. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 20% green and 53.3% blue (255, 51, 136).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 47% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

Lilac Lotion (#FF3388) color codes

HEX	`#FF3388`
RGB	`rgb(255, 51, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 20%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 100%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 80%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 47%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.47, 78.33, 3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.47, 78.39, 2.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.872, 25.412, 25.725)`
Decimal	`16724872`
Short hex	`#F38`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lilac Lotion, 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 #FF3388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF3388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #FF3388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff3388; }
.text { color: #ff3388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff3388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 51 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff3388, #ff4433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF3388 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF3388?: #FF3388 is a vivid rose known as Lilac Lotion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lilac Lotion?: The RGB value is 255, 51, 136: 255 red, 51 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lilac Lotion?: The complementary color is #33FFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF3388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.