What color is #FF006A?

#FF006A is a vivid rose known as Shocking Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shocking Rose?

The RGB value is 255, 0, 106: 255 red, 0 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shocking Rose?

The complementary color is #00FF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF006A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shocking Rose color: hex code #FF006A

#FF006A rgb(255, 0, 106)

Shades of pink

Shocking Rose has the hex code #FF006A. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 0% green and 41.6% blue (255, 0, 106).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 58% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

Shocking Rose (#FF006A) color codes

HEX	`#FF006A`
RGB	`rgb(255, 0, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 0%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 58%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.35, 83.1, 16.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.35, 84.74, 11.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.846, 22.308, 15.63)`
Decimal	`16711786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shocking Rose, 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 #FF006A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF006A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #FF006A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff006a; }
.text { color: #ff006a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff006a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 0 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff006a, #ff1600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose.

See #FF006A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF006A?: #FF006A is a vivid rose known as Shocking Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shocking Rose?: The RGB value is 255, 0, 106: 255 red, 0 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shocking Rose?: The complementary color is #00FF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF006A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.