What color is #FF009A?

#FF009A is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Big Bang Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF009A?

The RGB value is 255, 0, 154: 255 red, 0 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF009A?

The complementary color is #00FF65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF009A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF009A color

#FF009A rgb(255, 0, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF009A is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 0% green and 60.4% blue (255, 0, 154).

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.

The closest named color is Big Bang Pink (#FF0099), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#FF009A color codes

HEX	`#FF009A`
RGB	`rgb(255, 0, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 0%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 40%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.68, 86.62, -10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.68, 87.22, 353.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.076, 23.6, 32.642)`
Decimal	`16711834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF009A, 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 #FF009A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF009A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #FF009A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff009a; }
.text { color: #ff009a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff009a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 0 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff009a, #ff001b); }

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Questions

What color is #FF009A?: #FF009A is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Big Bang Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF009A?: The RGB value is 255, 0, 154: 255 red, 0 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF009A?: The complementary color is #00FF65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF009A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.