What color is #FF68A0?

#FF68A0 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Fuchsia Fever. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF68A0?

The RGB value is 255, 104, 160: 255 red, 104 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF68A0?

The complementary color is #68FFC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF68A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF68A0 color

#FF68A0 rgb(255, 104, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF68A0 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 40.8% green and 62.7% blue (255, 104, 160).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 37% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Fever (#FF5599), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#FF68A0 color codes

HEX	`#FF68A0`
RGB	`rgb(255, 104, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 40.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 59%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 37%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.73, 62.38, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.73, 62.38, 359.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.539, 33.704, 36.99)`
Decimal	`16738464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF68A0, 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 #FF68A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF68A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #FF68A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff68a0; }
.text { color: #ff68a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff68a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 104 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff68a0, #ff7c68); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FF68A0?: #FF68A0 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Fuchsia Fever. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF68A0?: The RGB value is 255, 104, 160: 255 red, 104 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF68A0?: The complementary color is #68FFC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF68A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.