What color is #FF80C5?

#FF80C5 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Beam. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF80C5?

The RGB value is 255, 128, 197: 255 red, 128 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF80C5?

The complementary color is #80FFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF80C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF80C5 color

#FF80C5 rgb(255, 128, 197)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF80C5 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 50.2% green and 77.3% blue (255, 128, 197).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 23% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Beam (#F887C7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#FF80C5 color codes

HEX	`#FF80C5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 128, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 50.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 50%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 23%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.99, 55.97, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.99, 57.57, 346.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.039, 40.734, 57.566)`
Decimal	`16744645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF80C5, 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 #FF80C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF80C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #FF80C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff80c5; }
.text { color: #ff80c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff80c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 128 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff80c5, #ff8085); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FF80C5?: #FF80C5 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Beam. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF80C5?: The RGB value is 255, 128, 197: 255 red, 128 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF80C5?: The complementary color is #80FFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF80C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.