What color is #F493E3?

#F493E3 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F493E3?

The RGB value is 244, 147, 227: 244 red, 147 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F493E3?

The complementary color is #93F4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F493E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F493E3 color

#F493E3 rgb(244, 147, 227)

Shades of purple

The hex color #F493E3 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 57.6% green and 89% blue (244, 147, 227).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 82% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Love Dust (#EB94DA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#F493E3 color codes

HEX	`#F493E3`
RGB	`rgb(244, 147, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 57.6%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 82%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 40%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 7%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.32, 47.72, -25.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.32, 53.93, 332.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.607, 45.65, 78.224)`
Decimal	`16028643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F493E3, 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 #F493E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F493E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	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 #F493E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f493e3; }
.text { color: #f493e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f493e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 147 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f493e3, #f493b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Pink.

Questions

What color is #F493E3?: #F493E3 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F493E3?: The RGB value is 244, 147, 227: 244 red, 147 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F493E3?: The complementary color is #93F4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F493E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.