What color is #FF8B8B?

#FF8B8B is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Tulip. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF8B8B?

The RGB value is 255, 139, 139: 255 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF8B8B?

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

Is black or white text better on #FF8B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF8B8B color

#FF8B8B rgb(255, 139, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF8B8B is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 54.5% green and 54.5% blue (255, 139, 139).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 45% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Tulip (#FF878D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#FF8B8B color codes

HEX	`#FF8B8B`
RGB	`rgb(255, 139, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 54.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 45%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 45%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.59, 43.76, 19.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.59, 48.04, 24.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.136, 41.595, 29.546)`
Decimal	`16747403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF8B8B, 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 #FF8B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF8B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #FF8B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff8b8b; }
.text { color: #ff8b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 139 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8b8b, #ffc58b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FF8B8B?: #FF8B8B is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Tulip. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF8B8B?: The RGB value is 255, 139, 139: 255 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF8B8B?: The complementary color is #8BFFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF8B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.