What color is #FF9AEB?

#FF9AEB 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 #FF9AEB?

The RGB value is 255, 154, 235: 255 red, 154 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF9AEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FF9AEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF9AEB color

#FF9AEB rgb(255, 154, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF9AEB is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60.4% green and 92.2% blue (255, 154, 235).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pink Elephants (#FF99EE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#FF9AEB color codes

HEX	`#FF9AEB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 154, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60.4%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 8%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.3, 48.9, -24.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.3, 54.84, 333.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.791, 50.373, 84.733)`
Decimal	`16751339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF9AEB, 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 #FF9AEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9AEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #FF9AEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9aeb; }
.text { color: #ff9aeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9aeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 154 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9aeb, #ff9ab9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #FF9AEB?: #FF9AEB 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 #FF9AEB?: The RGB value is 255, 154, 235: 255 red, 154 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF9AEB?: The complementary color is #9AFFAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9AEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.