What color is #FB98FF?

#FB98FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkalicious. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FB98FF?

The RGB value is 251, 152, 255: 251 red, 152 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FB98FF?

The complementary color is #9CFF98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FB98FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FB98FF color

#FB98FF rgb(251, 152, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FB98FF is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 59.6% green and 100% blue (251, 152, 255).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pinkalicious (#FF99FF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#FB98FF color codes

HEX	`#FB98FF`
RGB	`rgb(251, 152, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 59.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 40%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.18, 52.15, -35.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.18, 63.3, 325.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.06, 50.189, 100.638)`
Decimal	`16488703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FB98FF, 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 #FB98FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FB98FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #FB98FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fb98ff; }
.text { color: #fb98ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fb98ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 152 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fb98ff, #ff98cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #FB98FF?: #FB98FF is a light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pinkalicious. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FB98FF?: The RGB value is 251, 152, 255: 251 red, 152 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FB98FF?: The complementary color is #9CFF98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FB98FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.