Close to Hot Magenta
#FF05DE
#FF05DE is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Hot Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 2% green, and 87.1% blue. Its hue is 308°, with 100% saturation and 51% 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 #FF05DE.
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
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6.33:1 AAThis color as text on white
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6.33:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF05DE as they’d see it.
#FF05DE 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 #FF05DE
What color is #FF05DE?
#FF05DE is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Hot Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 2% green, and 87.1% blue. Its hue is 308°, with 100% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FF05DE in RGB?
#FF05DE is rgb(255, 5, 222): 255 red, 5 green, and 222 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FF05DE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 98, 13, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FF05DE?
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 #FF05DE?
Its complement #16A41B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.