What color is #FF73D9?

#FF73D9 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Rose Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF73D9?

The RGB value is 255, 115, 217: 255 red, 115 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF73D9?

The complementary color is #73FF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF73D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF73D9 color

#FF73D9 rgb(255, 115, 217)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF73D9 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 45.1% green and 85.1% blue (255, 115, 217).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Rose Pink (#FF66CC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#FF73D9 color codes

HEX	`#FF73D9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 115, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 45.1%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 15%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.41, 64.82, -27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.41, 70.22, 337.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.896, 38.536, 69.916)`
Decimal	`16741337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF73D9, 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 #FF73D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF73D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #FF73D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff73d9; }
.text { color: #ff73d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff73d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 115 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff73d9, #ff7393); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FF73D9?: #FF73D9 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Rose Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF73D9?: The RGB value is 255, 115, 217: 255 red, 115 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF73D9?: The complementary color is #73FF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF73D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.