What color is #FF46B3?

#FF46B3 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Major Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF46B3?

The RGB value is 255, 70, 179: 255 red, 70 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF46B3?

The complementary color is #46FF92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF46B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF46B3 color

#FF46B3 rgb(255, 70, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF46B3 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 27.5% green and 70.2% blue (255, 70, 179).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Major Magenta (#F246A7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#FF46B3 color codes

HEX	`#FF46B3`
RGB	`rgb(255, 70, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 27.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 73%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 30%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.69, 77.23, -17.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.69, 79.14, 347.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.57, 28.901, 45.502)`
Decimal	`16729779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF46B3, 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 #FF46B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF46B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #FF46B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff46b3; }
.text { color: #ff46b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff46b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 70 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff46b3, #ff4656); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hot Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF46B3?: #FF46B3 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Major Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF46B3?: The RGB value is 255, 70, 179: 255 red, 70 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF46B3?: The complementary color is #46FF92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF46B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.