What color is #FB5581?

#FB5581 is a light, vivid rose known as Warm Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Warm Pink?

The RGB value is 251, 85, 129: 251 red, 85 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Warm Pink?

The complementary color is #55FBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FB5581?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Warm Pink color: hex code #FB5581

#FB5581 rgb(251, 85, 129)

Shades of pink

Warm Pink has the hex code #FB5581. It is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 33.3% green and 50.6% blue (251, 85, 129).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 95% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 49% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

Warm Pink (#FB5581) color codes

HEX	`#FB5581`
RGB	`rgb(251, 85, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 33.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 95%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 66%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 49%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.42, 65.97, 11.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.42, 66.92, 9.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.998, 28.597, 23.81)`
Decimal	`16471425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Warm 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 #FB5581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FB5581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #FB5581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fb5581; }
.text { color: #fb5581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fb5581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 85 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fb5581, #fb7c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

See #FB5581 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FB5581?: #FB5581 is a light, vivid rose known as Warm Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Warm Pink?: The RGB value is 251, 85, 129: 251 red, 85 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Warm Pink?: The complementary color is #55FBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FB5581?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.