What color is #FBB5BF?

#FBB5BF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Light Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBB5BF?

The RGB value is 251, 181, 191: 251 red, 181 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBB5BF?

The complementary color is #B5FBF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBB5BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBB5BF color

#FBB5BF rgb(251, 181, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FBB5BF is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 71% green and 74.9% blue (251, 181, 191).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 90% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 24% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Light Pink (#FFB6C1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#FBB5BF color codes

HEX	`#FBB5BF`
RGB	`rgb(251, 181, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 71%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 90%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 28%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 24%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.36, 26.77, 5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.36, 27.25, 10.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.713, 57.322, 56.883)`
Decimal	`16496063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBB5BF, 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 #FBB5BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBB5BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #FBB5BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbb5bf; }
.text { color: #fbb5bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbb5bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 181 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbb5bf, #fbceb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FBB5BF?: #FBB5BF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Light Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBB5BF?: The RGB value is 251, 181, 191: 251 red, 181 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBB5BF?: The complementary color is #B5FBF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBB5BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.