What color is #F32B9F?

#F32B9F is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Shocking Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F32B9F?

The RGB value is 243, 43, 159: 243 red, 43 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F32B9F?

The complementary color is #2BF37F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F32B9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F32B9F color

#F32B9F rgb(243, 43, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F32B9F is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 16.9% green and 62.4% blue (243, 43, 159).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 89% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 35% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Shocking Pink (#FE02A2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#F32B9F color codes

HEX	`#F32B9F`
RGB	`rgb(243, 43, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 16.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 89%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 82%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 35%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.37, 79.41, -13.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.37, 80.62, 350.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.087, 23.291, 34.968)`
Decimal	`15936415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F32B9F, 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 #F32B9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F32B9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #F32B9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f32b9f; }
.text { color: #f32b9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f32b9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 43 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f32b9f, #f32b3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Pink.

Questions

What color is #F32B9F?: #F32B9F is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Shocking Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F32B9F?: The RGB value is 243, 43, 159: 243 red, 43 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F32B9F?: The complementary color is #2BF37F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F32B9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.