Close to Wild Strawberry
#FF40AE
#FF40AE is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Wild Strawberry. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 25.1% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 325°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FF40AE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.18:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
6.60:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.18:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
6.60:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF40AE as they’d see it.
#FF40AE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FF40AE
What color is #FF40AE?
#FF40AE is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Wild Strawberry. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 25.1% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 325°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FF40AE in RGB?
#FF40AE is rgb(255, 64, 174): 255 red, 64 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FF40AE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 75, 32, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FF40AE?
PANTONE 806 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FF40AE?
Its complement #06A657 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.