What color is #FB978C?

#FB978C is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Mona Lisa. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FB978C?

The RGB value is 251, 151, 140: 251 red, 151 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FB978C?

The complementary color is #8CF0FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FB978C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FB978C color

#FB978C rgb(251, 151, 140)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FB978C is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 59.2% green and 54.9% blue (251, 151, 140).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 93% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 44% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Mona Lisa (#FF9889), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#FB978C color codes

HEX	`#FB978C`
RGB	`rgb(251, 151, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 59.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 93%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 44%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 44%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.59, 36.29, 21.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.59, 42.39, 31.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.587, 44.541, 30.476)`
Decimal	`16488332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FB978C, 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 #FB978C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FB978C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #FB978C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fb978c; }
.text { color: #fb978c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fb978c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 151 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fb978c, #fbcf8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon.

Questions

What color is #FB978C?: #FB978C is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Mona Lisa. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FB978C?: The RGB value is 251, 151, 140: 251 red, 151 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FB978C?: The complementary color is #8CF0FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FB978C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.