What color is #FBFB4C?

#FBFB4C is a light, vivid yellow known as Biohazard Suit. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Biohazard Suit?

The RGB value is 251, 251, 76: 251 red, 251 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Biohazard Suit?

The complementary color is #4C4CFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBFB4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.01:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Biohazard Suit color: hex code #FBFB4C

#FBFB4C rgb(251, 251, 76)

Shades of yellow

Biohazard Suit has the hex code #FBFB4C. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 98.4% green and 29.8% blue (251, 251, 76).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 96% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.01:1).

Biohazard Suit (#FBFB4C) color codes

HEX	`#FBFB4C`
RGB	`rgb(251, 251, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 98.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 96%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 70%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 70%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.01, -19.55, 78.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.01, 81.38, 103.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.588, 90.028, 20.231)`
Decimal	`16513868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Biohazard Suit, 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 #FBFB4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBFB4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.01:1	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 #FBFB4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbfb4c; }
.text { color: #fbfb4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbfb4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 251 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbfb4c, #a3fb4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Yellow.

See #FBFB4C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FBFB4C?: #FBFB4C is a light, vivid yellow known as Biohazard Suit. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Biohazard Suit?: The RGB value is 251, 251, 76: 251 red, 251 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Biohazard Suit?: The complementary color is #4C4CFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBFB4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.01:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.