What color is #FF74E3?

#FF74E3 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Avant-Garde Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF74E3?

The RGB value is 255, 116, 227: 255 red, 116 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF74E3?

The complementary color is #74FF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF74E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF74E3 color

#FF74E3 rgb(255, 116, 227)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF74E3 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 45.5% green and 89% blue (255, 116, 227).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Avant-Garde Pink (#FF77EE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#FF74E3 color codes

HEX	`#FF74E3`
RGB	`rgb(255, 116, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 45.5%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.97, 65.87, -31.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.97, 73.1, 334.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.351, 39.301, 77.013)`
Decimal	`16741603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF74E3, 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 #FF74E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF74E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #FF74E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff74e3; }
.text { color: #ff74e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff74e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 116 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff74e3, #ff749e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FF74E3?: #FF74E3 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Avant-Garde Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF74E3?: The RGB value is 255, 116, 227: 255 red, 116 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF74E3?: The complementary color is #74FF90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF74E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.