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#ff2eac

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Deep Pink

RGB
255, 46, 172
HSL
324°, 100%, 59%
CMYK
0, 82, 33, 0
Luminance
0.2619

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ff2eac is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ff2eac
Hue
324°
magenta / pink
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
59%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
61%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2619
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
37/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.24:1
Closest name
Deep Pink
ΔE2000 4.6
Where it sits
Hue324° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness59%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool37% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#ff2eac
RGBrgb(255, 46, 172)
HSLhsl(324, 100%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 82%, 33%, 0%)
LABlab(58.2 82.8 -17.0)
LCHlch(58.2 84.5 348.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.674 0.258 350.1)
Decimal16723628
Display P3color(display-p3 1.000 0.180 0.675)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ff2eac;
background-color: #ff2eac;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ff2eac] bg-[#ff2eac]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ff2eac;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.180, blue: 0.675)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ff2eac")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFF2EAC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(172, 46, 255)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #ff2eac · 6.24:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.37:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.24:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #ff2eac as text scores 3.37:1 on white and 6.24:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ff2eac on white: 3.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ff2eac on black: 6.24:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #5875AF
deuteranopia · #9499A8
tritanopia · #FF166C

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ff2eac is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FEF1F9
#FCE3F2
#FCC0E4
#FF8FD2
#FF57BC
#ff2eac
#F50094
#CC007B
#A30062
#760549
#49032E
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FEF1F9Darkest = 950 · #49032E
:root {
  --brand-50: #FEF1F9;
  --brand-100: #FCE3F2;
  --brand-200: #FCC0E4;
  --brand-300: #FF8FD2;
  --brand-400: #FF57BC;
  --brand-500: #ff2eac;
  --brand-600: #F50094;
  --brand-700: #CC007B;
  --brand-800: #A30062;
  --brand-900: #760549;
  --brand-950: #49032E;
  --brand: #ff2eac;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ff2eac

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F8
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0DB
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B7B
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CC1E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#80004D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFE5F5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141E
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #ff2eac

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#2EFF81
Analogous left#E92EFF
Analogous right#FF2E44
Split-complement 1#44FF2E
Split-complement 2#2EFFE9
Triadic 1#ACFF2E
Triadic 2#2EACFF
Tetradic#FFE92E

RGB percentages

Red100.0%
Green18.0%
Blue67.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta82.0%
Yellow32.5%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ff2eac text on a black background

contrast 6.24:1

Card sample

#ff2eac text on a white background

contrast 3.37:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ff2eac;
Background color
Panel with #ff2eac background
background-color: #ff2eac;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ff2eac;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 46, 172, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 46, 172, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ff2eac;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff2eac, #FF3B2E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ff2eac

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#ff2eac in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#ff2eac, answered

What color is #ff2eac?

#ff2eac is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Deep Pink (ΔE2000 4.6). It sits at 324° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 59% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #ff2eac?

rgb(255, 46, 172) — 255 red, 46 green and 172 blue out of 255, or 100% / 18% / 67.5% by channel.

Is #ff2eac a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2619 and perceived brightness is 61%, so black text on it reaches 6.24:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ff2eac?

Black. It scores 6.24:1 against #ff2eac, versus 3.37:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ff2eac?

#2EFF81 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #44FF2E and #2EFFE9, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ff2eac?

For interface work: #FAF4F8 as the surface, #EDC0DB for borders, #9B4B7B for secondary text, #00CC1E as an accent and #80004D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E92EFF and #FF2E44 stays calm, while #2EFF81 is the loudest partner.

What is #ff2eac in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 82%, 33%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #ff2eac warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 37 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FF2E5F; nudged cooler, #FF2EF9.

Work with #ff2eac in the Color Lab