What color is #FF9BA3?

#FF9BA3 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Strawberry Frappé. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF9BA3?

The RGB value is 255, 155, 163: 255 red, 155 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF9BA3?

The complementary color is #9BFFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9BA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF9BA3 color

#FF9BA3 rgb(255, 155, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF9BA3 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60.8% green and 63.9% blue (255, 155, 163).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Frappé (#FFA2AA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#FF9BA3 color codes

HEX	`#FF9BA3`
RGB	`rgb(255, 155, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 39%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 36%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.41, 38.19, 11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.41, 39.99, 17.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.575, 47.352, 40.645)`
Decimal	`16751523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF9BA3, 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 #FF9BA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9BA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #FF9BA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9ba3; }
.text { color: #ff9ba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9ba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 155 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9ba3, #ffc59b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FF9BA3?: #FF9BA3 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Strawberry Frappé. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF9BA3?: The RGB value is 255, 155, 163: 255 red, 155 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF9BA3?: The complementary color is #9BFFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9BA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.