What color is #FEB4FF?

#FEB4FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Buttercream. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEB4FF?

The RGB value is 254, 180, 255: 254 red, 180 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEB4FF?

The complementary color is #B5FFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEB4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEB4FF color

#FEB4FF rgb(254, 180, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FEB4FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 70.6% green and 100% blue (254, 180, 255).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Buttercream (#F8B3FF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#FEB4FF color codes

HEX	`#FEB4FF`
RGB	`rgb(254, 180, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 70.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.34, 38.64, -26.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.34, 46.79, 325.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.243, 60.936, 102.387)`
Decimal	`16692479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEB4FF, 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 #FEB4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEB4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #FEB4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #feb4ff; }
.text { color: #feb4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #feb4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 180 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #feb4ff, #ffb4db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #FEB4FF?: #FEB4FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Buttercream. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEB4FF?: The RGB value is 254, 180, 255: 254 red, 180 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEB4FF?: The complementary color is #B5FFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEB4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.