What color is #FF74CB?

#FF74CB is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Nervous Neon Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF74CB?

The RGB value is 255, 116, 203: 255 red, 116 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF74CB?

The complementary color is #74FFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF74CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF74CB color

#FF74CB rgb(255, 116, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF74CB is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 45.5% green and 79.6% blue (255, 116, 203).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Nervous Neon Pink (#FF6EC7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#FF74CB color codes

HEX	`#FF74CB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 116, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 45.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.07, 62.37, -19.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.07, 65.42, 342.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.266, 38.068, 60.767)`
Decimal	`16741579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF74CB, 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 #FF74CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF74CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #FF74CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff74cb; }
.text { color: #ff74cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff74cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 116 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff74cb, #ff7485); }

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Questions

What color is #FF74CB?: #FF74CB is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Nervous Neon Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF74CB?: The RGB value is 255, 116, 203: 255 red, 116 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF74CB?: The complementary color is #74FFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF74CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.