What color is #FF8ED1?

#FF8ED1 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 #FF8ED1?

The RGB value is 255, 142, 209: 255 red, 142 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF8ED1?

The complementary color is #8EFFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF8ED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF8ED1 color

#FF8ED1 rgb(255, 142, 209)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF8ED1 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 55.7% green and 82% blue (255, 142, 209).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Shimmering Love (#FF88CC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#FF8ED1 color codes

HEX	`#FF8ED1`
RGB	`rgb(255, 142, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 55.7%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 100%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 18%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.03, 50.85, -15.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.03, 53.18, 343.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.423, 45.214, 65.749)`
Decimal	`16748241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF8ED1, 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 #FF8ED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF8ED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #FF8ED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff8ed1; }
.text { color: #ff8ed1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8ed1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 142 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8ed1, #ff8e99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF8ED1?: #FF8ED1 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 #FF8ED1?: The RGB value is 255, 142, 209: 255 red, 142 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF8ED1?: The complementary color is #8EFFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF8ED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.