What color is #FF5EBB?

#FF5EBB is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF5EBB?

The RGB value is 255, 94, 187: 255 red, 94 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF5EBB?

The complementary color is #5EFFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF5EBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF5EBB color

#FF5EBB rgb(255, 94, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF5EBB is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 36.9% green and 73.3% blue (255, 94, 187).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Kisses (#FF66BB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#FF5EBB color codes

HEX	`#FF5EBB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 94, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 36.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 63%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.05, 69.64, -16.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.05, 71.63, 346.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.215, 32.859, 50.491)`
Decimal	`16735931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF5EBB, 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 #FF5EBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF5EBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #FF5EBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff5ebb; }
.text { color: #ff5ebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff5ebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 94 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff5ebb, #ff5e6a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FF5EBB?: #FF5EBB is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF5EBB?: The RGB value is 255, 94, 187: 255 red, 94 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF5EBB?: The complementary color is #5EFFA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF5EBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.