What color is #F25D9E?

#F25D9E is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pansy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F25D9E?

The RGB value is 242, 93, 158: 242 red, 93 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F25D9E?

The complementary color is #5DF2B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F25D9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F25D9E color

#F25D9E rgb(242, 93, 158)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F25D9E is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 36.5% green and 62% blue (242, 93, 158).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 85% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 35% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pansy (#F75394), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#F25D9E color codes

HEX	`#F25D9E`
RGB	`rgb(242, 93, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 36.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 85%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 62%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 35%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.94, 62.93, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.94, 63.13, 355.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.706, 29.18, 35.514)`
Decimal	`15883678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F25D9E, 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 #F25D9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F25D9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #F25D9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f25d9e; }
.text { color: #f25d9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f25d9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 93 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f25d9e, #f2675d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F25D9E?: #F25D9E is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pansy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F25D9E?: The RGB value is 242, 93, 158: 242 red, 93 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F25D9E?: The complementary color is #5DF2B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F25D9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.