What color is #DE0170?

#DE0170 is a vivid rose known as Magenta Elephant. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Magenta Elephant?

The RGB value is 222, 1, 112: 222 red, 1 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Magenta Elephant?

The complementary color is #01DE6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE0170?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Magenta Elephant color: hex code #DE0170

#DE0170 rgb(222, 1, 112)

Shades of pink

Magenta Elephant has the hex code #DE0170. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 0.4% green and 43.9% blue (222, 1, 112).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 99% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 50% yellow and 13% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

Magenta Elephant (#DE0170) color codes

HEX	`#DE0170`
RGB	`rgb(222, 1, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 0.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 99%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 100%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 50%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.91, 76.16, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.91, 76.21, 2.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.063, 16.726, 16.814)`
Decimal	`14549360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Magenta Elephant, 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 #DE0170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#DE0170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #DE0170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de0170; }
.text { color: #de0170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de0170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 1 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de0170, #de0101); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

See #DE0170 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DE0170?: #DE0170 is a vivid rose known as Magenta Elephant. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Magenta Elephant?: The RGB value is 222, 1, 112: 222 red, 1 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Magenta Elephant?: The complementary color is #01DE6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE0170?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.