What color is #FF68AE?

#FF68AE is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Hot Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF68AE?

The RGB value is 255, 104, 174: 255 red, 104 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF68AE?

The complementary color is #68FFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF68AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF68AE color

#FF68AE rgb(255, 104, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF68AE is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 40.8% green and 68.2% blue (255, 104, 174).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Hot Pink (#FF69B4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#FF68AE color codes

HEX	`#FF68AE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 104, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 40.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 59%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 32%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.14, 63.95, -7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.14, 64.42, 353.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.833, 34.222, 43.807)`
Decimal	`16738478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF68AE, 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 #FF68AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF68AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #FF68AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff68ae; }
.text { color: #ff68ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff68ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 104 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff68ae, #ff6e68); }

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Questions

What color is #FF68AE?: #FF68AE is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Hot Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF68AE?: The RGB value is 255, 104, 174: 255 red, 104 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF68AE?: The complementary color is #68FFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF68AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.