What color is #FFB6C1?

#FFB6C1 is a very light, vivid red known as Light Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Light Pink?

The RGB value is 255, 182, 193: 255 red, 182 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Light Pink?

The complementary color is #B6FFF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB6C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Light Pink color: hex code #FFB6C1

#FFB6C1 rgb(255, 182, 193)

Shades of pink

Light Pink has the hex code #FFB6C1. It is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 71.4% green and 75.7% blue (255, 182, 193).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Matt Pink.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword lightpink.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

Light Pink (#FFB6C1) color codes

HEX	`#FFB6C1`
RGB	`rgb(255, 182, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 71.4%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 24%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.05, 27.96, 5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.05, 28.41, 10.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.595, 58.57, 58.186)`
Decimal	`16758465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Light 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 #FFB6C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB6C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #FFB6C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb6c1; }
.text { color: #ffb6c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb6c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 182 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb6c1, #ffd0b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFB6C1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFB6C1?: #FFB6C1 is a very light, vivid red known as Light Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Light Pink?: The RGB value is 255, 182, 193: 255 red, 182 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Light Pink?: The complementary color is #B6FFF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB6C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.