What color is #FFA2E8?

#FFA2E8 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 #FFA2E8?

The RGB value is 255, 162, 232: 255 red, 162 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFA2E8?

The complementary color is #A2FFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFA2E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFA2E8 color

#FFA2E8 rgb(255, 162, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FFA2E8 is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 63.5% green and 91% blue (255, 162, 232).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pink Elephants (#FF99EE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#FFA2E8 color codes

HEX	`#FFA2E8`
RGB	`rgb(255, 162, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 63.5%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.83, 44.32, -20.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.83, 48.98, 334.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.726, 52.93, 82.925)`
Decimal	`16753384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFA2E8, 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 #FFA2E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFA2E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #FFA2E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffa2e8; }
.text { color: #ffa2e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa2e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 162 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffa2e8, #ffa2ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFA2E8?: #FFA2E8 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 #FFA2E8?: The RGB value is 255, 162, 232: 255 red, 162 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFA2E8?: The complementary color is #A2FFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFA2E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.