What color is #FFB1BA?

#FFB1BA is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Poodle Skirt. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFB1BA?

The RGB value is 255, 177, 186: 255 red, 177 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFB1BA?

The complementary color is #B1FFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB1BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFB1BA color

#FFB1BA rgb(255, 177, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFB1BA is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 69.4% green and 72.9% blue (255, 177, 186).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Poodle Skirt (#FFAEBB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

#FFB1BA color codes

HEX	`#FFB1BA`
RGB	`rgb(255, 177, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 69.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.76, 29.63, 6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.76, 30.43, 13.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.827, 56.253, 53.836)`
Decimal	`16757178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFB1BA, 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 #FFB1BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB1BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	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 #FFB1BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb1ba; }
.text { color: #ffb1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb1ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 177 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb1ba, #ffcfb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFB1BA?: #FFB1BA is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Poodle Skirt. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFB1BA?: The RGB value is 255, 177, 186: 255 red, 177 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFB1BA?: The complementary color is #B1FFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB1BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.