What color is #F8BBBC?

#F8BBBC is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach Scone. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8BBBC?

The RGB value is 248, 187, 188: 248 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8BBBC?

The complementary color is #BBF8F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8BBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8BBBC color

#F8BBBC rgb(248, 187, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F8BBBC is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 73.3% green and 73.7% blue (248, 187, 188).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 81% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 24% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Peach Scone (#FFBCBC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#F8BBBC color codes

HEX	`#F8BBBC`
RGB	`rgb(248, 187, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 73.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 81%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 25%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 24%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.36, 22.11, 8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.36, 23.54, 20.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.56, 59.131, 55.527)`
Decimal	`16300988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8BBBC, 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 #F8BBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8BBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	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 #F8BBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8bbbc; }
.text { color: #f8bbbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8bbbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 187 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8bbbc, #f8d9bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F8BBBC?: #F8BBBC is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach Scone. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8BBBC?: The RGB value is 248, 187, 188: 248 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8BBBC?: The complementary color is #BBF8F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8BBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.