What color is #FF83C0?

#FF83C0 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 #FF83C0?

The RGB value is 255, 131, 192: 255 red, 131 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF83C0?

The complementary color is #83FFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF83C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF83C0 color

#FF83C0 rgb(255, 131, 192)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF83C0 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 51.4% green and 75.3% blue (255, 131, 192).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Beam (#F887C7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#FF83C0 color codes

HEX	`#FF83C0`
RGB	`rgb(255, 131, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 51.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 25%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.39, 53.85, -10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.39, 54.79, 349.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.873, 41.303, 54.731)`
Decimal	`16745408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF83C0, 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 #FF83C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF83C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #FF83C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff83c0; }
.text { color: #ff83c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff83c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 131 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff83c0, #ff8483); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FF83C0?: #FF83C0 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 #FF83C0?: The RGB value is 255, 131, 192: 255 red, 131 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF83C0?: The complementary color is #83FFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF83C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.