What color is #FF00BB?

#FF00BB is a vivid magenta known as Brutal Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Brutal Pink?

The RGB value is 255, 0, 187: 255 red, 0 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Brutal Pink?

The complementary color is #00FF44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF00BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Brutal Pink color: hex code #FF00BB

#FF00BB rgb(255, 0, 187)

Shades of pink

Brutal Pink has the hex code #FF00BB. It is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 0% green and 73.3% blue (255, 0, 187).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

Brutal Pink (#FF00BB) color codes

HEX	`#FF00BB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 0, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 0%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.93, 89.83, -27.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.93, 94, 342.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.212, 24.854, 49.157)`
Decimal	`16711867`
Short hex	`#F0B`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Brutal Pink, 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 #FF00BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF00BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	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 #FF00BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff00bb; }
.text { color: #ff00bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff00bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 0 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff00bb, #ff003c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Pink.

See #FF00BB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF00BB?: #FF00BB is a vivid magenta known as Brutal Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Brutal Pink?: The RGB value is 255, 0, 187: 255 red, 0 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Brutal Pink?: The complementary color is #00FF44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF00BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.