What color is #FF618A?

#FF618A 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 #FF618A?

The RGB value is 255, 97, 138: 255 red, 97 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF618A?

The complementary color is #61FFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF618A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF618A color

#FF618A rgb(255, 97, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF618A is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 38% green and 54.1% blue (255, 97, 138).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 46% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Stellar Strawberry (#FF5C8D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#FF618A color codes

HEX	`#FF618A`
RGB	`rgb(255, 97, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 38%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 46%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, 63.17, 9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 63.93, 8.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.106, 31.65, 27.51)`
Decimal	`16736650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF618A, 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 #FF618A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF618A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #FF618A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff618a; }
.text { color: #ff618a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff618a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 97 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff618a, #ff8761); }

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Questions

What color is #FF618A?: #FF618A 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 #FF618A?: The RGB value is 255, 97, 138: 255 red, 97 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF618A?: The complementary color is #61FFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF618A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.