What color is #FE9EEB?

#FE9EEB is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pink Elephants. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FE9EEB?

The RGB value is 254, 158, 235: 254 red, 158 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FE9EEB?

The complementary color is #9EFEB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FE9EEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FE9EEB color

#FE9EEB rgb(254, 158, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FE9EEB is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 62% green and 92.2% blue (254, 158, 235).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 98% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pink Elephants (#FF99EE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#FE9EEB color codes

HEX	`#FE9EEB`
RGB	`rgb(254, 158, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 62%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 98%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 38%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77, 46.55, -23.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77, 52.27, 332.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.095, 51.526, 84.94)`
Decimal	`16686827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FE9EEB, 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 #FE9EEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FE9EEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #FE9EEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fe9eeb; }
.text { color: #fe9eeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fe9eeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 158 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fe9eeb, #fe9ebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #FE9EEB?: #FE9EEB is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pink Elephants. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FE9EEB?: The RGB value is 254, 158, 235: 254 red, 158 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FE9EEB?: The complementary color is #9EFEB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FE9EEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.