What color is #FE0270?

#FE0270 is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Retro Pink Pop. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FE0270?

The RGB value is 254, 2, 112: 254 red, 2 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FE0270?

The complementary color is #02FE90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FE0270?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FE0270 color

#FE0270 rgb(254, 2, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FE0270 is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 0.8% green and 43.9% blue (254, 2, 112).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 99% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 56% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Retro Pink Pop (#FF0073), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#FE0270 color codes

HEX	`#FE0270`
RGB	`rgb(254, 2, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 0.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 99%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 99%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 56%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.33, 83.11, 12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.33, 84.1, 8.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.824, 22.291, 17.321)`
Decimal	`16646768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FE0270, 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 #FE0270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FE0270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #FE0270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fe0270; }
.text { color: #fe0270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fe0270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 2 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fe0270, #fe1202); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose.

Questions

What color is #FE0270?: #FE0270 is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Retro Pink Pop. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FE0270?: The RGB value is 254, 2, 112: 254 red, 2 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FE0270?: The complementary color is #02FE90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FE0270?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.