What color is #FF9BEA?

#FF9BEA 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 #FF9BEA?

The RGB value is 255, 155, 234: 255 red, 155 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF9BEA?

The complementary color is #9BFFB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9BEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF9BEA color

#FF9BEA rgb(255, 155, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF9BEA is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60.8% green and 91.8% blue (255, 155, 234).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pink Elephants (#FF99EE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#FF9BEA color codes

HEX	`#FF9BEA`
RGB	`rgb(255, 155, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60.8%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 39%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 8%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.46, 48.23, -24.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.46, 53.88, 333.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.812, 50.647, 84.03)`
Decimal	`16751594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF9BEA, 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 #FF9BEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9BEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #FF9BEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9bea; }
.text { color: #ff9bea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9bea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 155 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9bea, #ff9bb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #FF9BEA?: #FF9BEA 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 #FF9BEA?: The RGB value is 255, 155, 234: 255 red, 155 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF9BEA?: The complementary color is #9BFFB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9BEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.