What color is #FF85CE?

#FF85CE is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Shimmering Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF85CE?

The RGB value is 255, 133, 206: 255 red, 133 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF85CE?

The complementary color is #85FFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF85CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF85CE color

#FF85CE rgb(255, 133, 206)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF85CE is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 52.2% green and 80.8% blue (255, 133, 206).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 19% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Shimmering Love (#FF88CC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#FF85CE color codes

HEX	`#FF85CE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 133, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 52.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 48%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 19%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.21, 54.83, -16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.21, 57.3, 343.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.769, 42.496, 63.382)`
Decimal	`16745934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF85CE, 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 #FF85CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF85CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #FF85CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff85ce; }
.text { color: #ff85ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff85ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 133 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff85ce, #ff8591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF85CE?: #FF85CE is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Shimmering Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF85CE?: The RGB value is 255, 133, 206: 255 red, 133 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF85CE?: The complementary color is #85FFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF85CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.