What color is #FF8BC1?

#FF8BC1 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 #FF8BC1?

The RGB value is 255, 139, 193: 255 red, 139 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF8BC1?

The complementary color is #8BFFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF8BC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF8BC1 color

#FF8BC1 rgb(255, 139, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF8BC1 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 54.5% green and 75.7% blue (255, 139, 193).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Beam (#F887C7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#FF8BC1 color codes

HEX	`#FF8BC1`
RGB	`rgb(255, 139, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 54.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 45%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 24%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.95, 50.07, -8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.95, 50.76, 350.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.1, 43.58, 55.688)`
Decimal	`16747457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF8BC1, 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 #FF8BC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF8BC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #FF8BC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff8bc1; }
.text { color: #ff8bc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8bc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 139 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8bc1, #ff8f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF8BC1?: #FF8BC1 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 #FF8BC1?: The RGB value is 255, 139, 193: 255 red, 139 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF8BC1?: The complementary color is #8BFFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF8BC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.