Close to Wild Strawberry
#FF53AD
#FF53AD is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Wild Strawberry. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 32.5% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 329°, with 100% saturation and 66% 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 #FF53AD.
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
2.96:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.09:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.96:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.09:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF53AD as they’d see it.
#FF53AD 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 #FF53AD
What color is #FF53AD?
#FF53AD is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Wild Strawberry. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 32.5% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 329°, with 100% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FF53AD in RGB?
#FF53AD is rgb(255, 83, 173): 255 red, 83 green, and 173 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FF53AD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 67, 32, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FF53AD?
PANTONE 232 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FF53AD?
Its complement #1DAB68 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.