What color is #F053B5?

#F053B5 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Major Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F053B5?

The RGB value is 240, 83, 181: 240 red, 83 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F053B5?

The complementary color is #53F08E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F053B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F053B5 color

#F053B5 rgb(240, 83, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F053B5 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 32.5% green and 71% blue (240, 83, 181).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 84% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 25% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Major Magenta (#F246A7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#F053B5 color codes

HEX	`#F053B5`
RGB	`rgb(240, 83, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 32.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 84%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 65%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 25%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.94, 69.11, -19.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.94, 71.9, 343.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.371, 28.053, 46.627)`
Decimal	`15750069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F053B5, 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 #F053B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F053B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #F053B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f053b5; }
.text { color: #f053b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f053b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 83 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f053b5, #f05367); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Pink.

Questions

What color is #F053B5?: #F053B5 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Major Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F053B5?: The RGB value is 240, 83, 181: 240 red, 83 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F053B5?: The complementary color is #53F08E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F053B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.