What color is #F9BBC7?

#F9BBC7 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9BBC7?

The RGB value is 249, 187, 199: 249 red, 187 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9BBC7?

The complementary color is #BBF9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9BBC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9BBC7 color

#F9BBC7 rgb(249, 187, 199)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F9BBC7 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 73.3% green and 78% blue (249, 187, 199).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 84% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 20% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Pink (#FFC0CB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#F9BBC7 color codes

HEX	`#F9BBC7`
RGB	`rgb(249, 187, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 73.3%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 84%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 25%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.73, 24.05, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.73, 24.2, 6.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.147, 59.807, 62.029)`
Decimal	`16366535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9BBC7, 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 #F9BBC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9BBC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #F9BBC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9bbc7; }
.text { color: #f9bbc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9bbc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 187 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9bbc7, #f9cebb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F9BBC7?: #F9BBC7 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9BBC7?: The RGB value is 249, 187, 199: 249 red, 187 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9BBC7?: The complementary color is #BBF9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9BBC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.