What color is #FF0099?

#FF0099 is a vivid rose known as Big Bang Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF0099?

The RGB value is 255, 0, 153: 255 red, 0 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF0099?

The complementary color is #00FF66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF0099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF0099 color

#FF0099 rgb(255, 0, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF0099 is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 0% green and 60% blue (255, 0, 153).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Big Bang Pink.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#FF0099 color codes

HEX	`#FF0099`
RGB	`rgb(255, 0, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 0%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 40%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.65, 86.53, -9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.65, 87.07, 353.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.993, 23.566, 32.205)`
Decimal	`16711833`
Short hex	`#F09`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF0099, 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 #FF0099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF0099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #FF0099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff0099; }
.text { color: #ff0099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff0099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 0 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff0099, #ff0019); }

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Questions

What color is #FF0099?: #FF0099 is a vivid rose known as Big Bang Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF0099?: The RGB value is 255, 0, 153: 255 red, 0 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF0099?: The complementary color is #00FF66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF0099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.