What color is #FF8BA5?

#FF8BA5 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Flamingo Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF8BA5?

The RGB value is 255, 139, 165: 255 red, 139 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF8BA5?

The complementary color is #8BFFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF8BA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF8BA5 color

#FF8BA5 rgb(255, 139, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF8BA5 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 54.5% green and 64.7% blue (255, 139, 165).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Flamingo Pink (#FC8EAC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#FF8BA5 color codes

HEX	`#FF8BA5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 139, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 54.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 45%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 35%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.18, 46.54, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.18, 46.94, 7.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.267, 42.447, 40.767)`
Decimal	`16747429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF8BA5, 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 #FF8BA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF8BA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #FF8BA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff8ba5; }
.text { color: #ff8ba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8ba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 139 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8ba5, #ffab8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FF8BA5?: #FF8BA5 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Flamingo Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF8BA5?: The RGB value is 255, 139, 165: 255 red, 139 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF8BA5?: The complementary color is #8BFFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF8BA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.