What color is #FF94E8?

#FF94E8 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pink Elephants. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF94E8?

The RGB value is 255, 148, 232: 255 red, 148 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF94E8?

The complementary color is #94FFAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF94E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF94E8 color

#FF94E8 rgb(255, 148, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF94E8 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 58% green and 91% blue (255, 148, 232).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 100% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pink Elephants (#FF99EE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#FF94E8 color codes

HEX	`#FF94E8`
RGB	`rgb(255, 148, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 58%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 100%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 42%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.99, 51.43, -25.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.99, 57.26, 333.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.395, 48.27, 82.148)`
Decimal	`16749800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF94E8, 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 #FF94E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF94E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #FF94E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff94e8; }
.text { color: #ff94e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff94e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 148 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff94e8, #ff94b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF94E8?: #FF94E8 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pink Elephants. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF94E8?: The RGB value is 255, 148, 232: 255 red, 148 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF94E8?: The complementary color is #94FFAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF94E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.