What color is #FF9ACE?

#FF9ACE is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pastel Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF9ACE?

The RGB value is 255, 154, 206: 255 red, 154 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF9ACE?

The complementary color is #9AFFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9ACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF9ACE color

#FF9ACE rgb(255, 154, 206)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF9ACE is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60.4% green and 80.8% blue (255, 154, 206).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 19% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Magenta (#F49AC2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#FF9ACE color codes

HEX	`#FF9ACE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 154, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 19%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.35, 44.37, -10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.35, 45.57, 346.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.937, 48.832, 64.438)`
Decimal	`16751310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF9ACE, 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 #FF9ACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9ACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #FF9ACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9ace; }
.text { color: #ff9ace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9ace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 154 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9ace, #ff9a9b); }

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Questions

What color is #FF9ACE?: #FF9ACE is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pastel Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF9ACE?: The RGB value is 255, 154, 206: 255 red, 154 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF9ACE?: The complementary color is #9AFFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9ACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.