What color is #FF5985?

#FF5985 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Warm Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF5985?

The RGB value is 255, 89, 133: 255 red, 89 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF5985?

The complementary color is #59FFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF5985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF5985 color

#FF5985 rgb(255, 89, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF5985 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 34.9% green and 52.2% blue (255, 89, 133).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 48% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Warm Pink (#FB5581), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#FF5985 color codes

HEX	`#FF5985`
RGB	`rgb(255, 89, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 34.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 65%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 48%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.74, 65.95, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.74, 66.85, 9.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.05, 30.104, 25.414)`
Decimal	`16734597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF5985, 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 #FF5985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF5985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #FF5985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff5985; }
.text { color: #ff5985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff5985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 89 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff5985, #ff8059); }

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Questions

What color is #FF5985?: #FF5985 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Warm Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF5985?: The RGB value is 255, 89, 133: 255 red, 89 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF5985?: The complementary color is #59FFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF5985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.