What color is #FF9AE3?

#FF9AE3 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pink Elephants. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF9AE3?

The RGB value is 255, 154, 227: 255 red, 154 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF9AE3?

The complementary color is #9AFFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9AE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF9AE3 color

#FF9AE3 rgb(255, 154, 227)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF9AE3 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60.4% green and 89% blue (255, 154, 227).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pink Elephants (#FF99EE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#FF9AE3 color codes

HEX	`#FF9AE3`
RGB	`rgb(255, 154, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60.4%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.02, 47.59, -20.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.02, 51.98, 336.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.661, 49.921, 78.783)`
Decimal	`16751331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF9AE3, 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 #FF9AE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9AE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #FF9AE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9ae3; }
.text { color: #ff9ae3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9ae3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 154 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9ae3, #ff9ab1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF9AE3?: #FF9AE3 is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pink Elephants. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF9AE3?: The RGB value is 255, 154, 227: 255 red, 154 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF9AE3?: The complementary color is #9AFFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9AE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.