What color is #FF81C1?

#FF81C1 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Dream Setting. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF81C1?

The RGB value is 255, 129, 193: 255 red, 129 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF81C1?

The complementary color is #81FFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF81C1?

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.

#FF81C1 color

#FF81C1 rgb(255, 129, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF81C1 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 50.6% green and 75.7% blue (255, 129, 193).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Dream Setting (#FF77BB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#FF81C1 color codes

HEX	`#FF81C1`
RGB	`rgb(255, 129, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 50.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 24%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.05, 54.95, -11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.05, 56.07, 348.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.718, 40.816, 55.227)`
Decimal	`16744897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF81C1, 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 #FF81C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF81C1 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 #FF81C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff81c1; }
.text { color: #ff81c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff81c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 129 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff81c1, #ff8182); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FF81C1?: #FF81C1 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Dream Setting. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF81C1?: The RGB value is 255, 129, 193: 255 red, 129 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF81C1?: The complementary color is #81FFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF81C1?: 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.