What color is #F046AF?

#F046AF is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Major Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F046AF?

The RGB value is 240, 70, 175: 240 red, 70 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F046AF?

The complementary color is #46F087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F046AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F046AF color

#F046AF rgb(240, 70, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F046AF is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 27.5% green and 68.6% blue (240, 70, 175).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 85% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 27% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Major Magenta (#F246A7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#F046AF color codes

HEX	`#F046AF`
RGB	`rgb(240, 70, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 27.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 85%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 71%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 27%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.04, 73.03, -19.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.04, 75.53, 345.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.865, 26.006, 43.153)`
Decimal	`15746735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F046AF, 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 #F046AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F046AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #F046AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f046af; }
.text { color: #f046af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f046af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 70 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f046af, #f0465a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Pink.

Questions

What color is #F046AF?: #F046AF is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Major Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F046AF?: The RGB value is 240, 70, 175: 240 red, 70 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F046AF?: The complementary color is #46F087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F046AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.