What color is #FF98D5?

#FF98D5 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pearly Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF98D5?

The RGB value is 255, 152, 213: 255 red, 152 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF98D5?

The complementary color is #98FFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF98D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF98D5 color

#FF98D5 rgb(255, 152, 213)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF98D5 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 59.6% green and 83.5% blue (255, 152, 213).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 16% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pearly Pink (#EE99CC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#FF98D5 color codes

HEX	`#FF98D5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 152, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 59.6%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 16%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.15, 46.43, -14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.15, 48.65, 342.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.479, 48.525, 68.908)`
Decimal	`16750805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF98D5, 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 #FF98D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF98D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #FF98D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff98d5; }
.text { color: #ff98d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff98d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 152 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff98d5, #ff98a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF98D5?: #FF98D5 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pearly Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF98D5?: The RGB value is 255, 152, 213: 255 red, 152 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF98D5?: The complementary color is #98FFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF98D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.