What color is #FF9EF4?

#FF9EF4 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 #FF9EF4?

The RGB value is 255, 158, 244: 255 red, 158 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF9EF4?

The complementary color is #9EFFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9EF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF9EF4 color

#FF9EF4 rgb(255, 158, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FF9EF4 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 62% green and 95.7% blue (255, 158, 244).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 100% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pink Elephants (#FF99EE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#FF9EF4 color codes

HEX	`#FF9EF4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 158, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 62%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 100%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 38%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 4%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.43, 48.38, -27.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.43, 55.89, 329.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.795, 52.249, 91.979)`
Decimal	`16752372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF9EF4, 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 #FF9EF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9EF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	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 #FF9EF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9ef4; }
.text { color: #ff9ef4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9ef4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 158 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9ef4, #ff9ec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #FF9EF4?: #FF9EF4 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 #FF9EF4?: The RGB value is 255, 158, 244: 255 red, 158 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF9EF4?: The complementary color is #9EFFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9EF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.