What color is #FB5D80?

#FB5D80 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Brink Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FB5D80?

The RGB value is 251, 93, 128: 251 red, 93 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FB5D80?

The complementary color is #5DFBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FB5D80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FB5D80 color

#FB5D80 rgb(251, 93, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #FB5D80 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 36.5% green and 50.2% blue (251, 93, 128).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 95% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 49% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Brink Pink (#FB607F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#FB5D80 color codes

HEX	`#FB5D80`
RGB	`rgb(251, 93, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 36.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 95%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 63%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 49%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.57, 62.7, 13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.57, 64.13, 12.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.598, 29.902, 23.683)`
Decimal	`16473472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FB5D80, 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 #FB5D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FB5D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #FB5D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fb5d80; }
.text { color: #fb5d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fb5d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 93 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fb5d80, #fb895d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FB5D80?: #FB5D80 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Brink Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FB5D80?: The RGB value is 251, 93, 128: 251 red, 93 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FB5D80?: The complementary color is #5DFBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FB5D80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.