What color is #FF9B87?

#FF9B87 is a light, vivid red known as Candy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Candy?

The RGB value is 255, 155, 135: 255 red, 155 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Candy?

The complementary color is #87EBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9B87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Candy color: hex code #FF9B87

#FF9B87 rgb(255, 155, 135)

Shades of pink

Candy has the hex code #FF9B87. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60.8% green and 52.9% blue (255, 155, 135).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 47% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

Candy (#FF9B87) color codes

HEX	`#FF9B87`
RGB	`rgb(255, 155, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 47%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.84, 35.23, 26.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.84, 44.04, 36.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.338, 46.457, 28.864)`
Decimal	`16751495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Candy, 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 #FF9B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #FF9B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9b87; }
.text { color: #ff9b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 155 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9b87, #ffd787); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

See #FF9B87 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF9B87?: #FF9B87 is a light, vivid red known as Candy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Candy?: The RGB value is 255, 155, 135: 255 red, 155 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Candy?: The complementary color is #87EBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9B87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.