What color is #FF7AE4?

#FF7AE4 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 #FF7AE4?

The RGB value is 255, 122, 228: 255 red, 122 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF7AE4?

The complementary color is #7AFF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF7AE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF7AE4 color

#FF7AE4 rgb(255, 122, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF7AE4 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 47.8% green and 89.4% blue (255, 122, 228).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Avant-Garde Pink (#FF77EE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#FF7AE4 color codes

HEX	`#FF7AE4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 122, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 47.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 100%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 52%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.02, 63.31, -30.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.02, 70.32, 334.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.203, 40.785, 77.98)`
Decimal	`16743140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF7AE4, 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 #FF7AE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF7AE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #FF7AE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff7ae4; }
.text { color: #ff7ae4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff7ae4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 122 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff7ae4, #ff7aa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF7AE4?: #FF7AE4 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 #FF7AE4?: The RGB value is 255, 122, 228: 255 red, 122 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF7AE4?: The complementary color is #7AFF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF7AE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.