What color is #CE145E?

#CE145E is a vivid rose known as Love Potion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Love Potion?

The RGB value is 206, 20, 94: 206 red, 20 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Love Potion?

The complementary color is #14CE84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE145E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Love Potion color: hex code #CE145E

#CE145E rgb(206, 20, 94)

Shades of pink

Love Potion has the hex code #CE145E. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 7.8% green and 36.9% blue (206, 20, 94).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 82% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 54% yellow and 19% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

Love Potion (#CE145E) color codes

HEX	`#CE145E`
RGB	`rgb(206, 20, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 7.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 82%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 90%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 54%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.85, 69.32, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.85, 69.94, 7.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.727, 14.434, 11.914)`
Decimal	`13505630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Love Potion, 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 #CE145E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CE145E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	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 #CE145E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce145e; }
.text { color: #ce145e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce145e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 20 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce145e, #ce2714); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

See #CE145E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CE145E?: #CE145E is a vivid rose known as Love Potion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Love Potion?: The RGB value is 206, 20, 94: 206 red, 20 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Love Potion?: The complementary color is #14CE84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE145E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.