What color is #FF4990?

#FF4990 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pansy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF4990?

The RGB value is 255, 73, 144: 255 red, 73 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF4990?

The complementary color is #49FFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF4990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF4990 color

#FF4990 rgb(255, 73, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF4990 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 28.6% green and 56.5% blue (255, 73, 144).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 44% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pansy (#F75394), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#FF4990 color codes

HEX	`#FF4990`
RGB	`rgb(255, 73, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 28.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 71%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 44%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.93, 72.71, 1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.93, 72.73, 1.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.66, 28.045, 29.231)`
Decimal	`16730512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF4990, 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 #FF4990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF4990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #FF4990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff4990; }
.text { color: #ff4990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff4990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 73 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff4990, #ff5d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF4990?: #FF4990 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pansy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF4990?: The RGB value is 255, 73, 144: 255 red, 73 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF4990?: The complementary color is #49FFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF4990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.