What color is #FF5D8E?

#FF5D8E is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Stellar Strawberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF5D8E?

The RGB value is 255, 93, 142: 255 red, 93 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF5D8E?

The complementary color is #5DFFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF5D8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF5D8E color

#FF5D8E rgb(255, 93, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF5D8E is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 36.5% green and 55.7% blue (255, 93, 142).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 44% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Stellar Strawberry (#FF5C8D), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#FF5D8E color codes

HEX	`#FF5D8E`
RGB	`rgb(255, 93, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 36.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 44%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.55, 65.17, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.55, 65.52, 5.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.041, 31.048, 28.944)`
Decimal	`16735630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF5D8E, 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 #FF5D8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF5D8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #FF5D8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff5d8e; }
.text { color: #ff5d8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff5d8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 93 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff5d8e, #ff7d5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

Questions

What color is #FF5D8E?: #FF5D8E is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Stellar Strawberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF5D8E?: The RGB value is 255, 93, 142: 255 red, 93 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF5D8E?: The complementary color is #5DFFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF5D8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.