What color is #FF9BD5?

#FF9BD5 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pearly Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF9BD5?

The RGB value is 255, 155, 213: 255 red, 155 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF9BD5?

The complementary color is #9BFFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9BD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF9BD5 color

#FF9BD5 rgb(255, 155, 213)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF9BD5 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60.8% green and 83.5% blue (255, 155, 213).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 16% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pearly Pink (#EE99CC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#FF9BD5 color codes

HEX	`#FF9BD5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 155, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60.8%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 39%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 16%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.77, 44.9, -13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.77, 46.92, 343.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.972, 49.511, 69.072)`
Decimal	`16751573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF9BD5, 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 #FF9BD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9BD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #FF9BD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9bd5; }
.text { color: #ff9bd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9bd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 155 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9bd5, #ff9ba3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF9BD5?: #FF9BD5 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pearly Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF9BD5?: The RGB value is 255, 155, 213: 255 red, 155 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF9BD5?: The complementary color is #9BFFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9BD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.