What color is #FFB2F7?

#FFB2F7 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Buttercream. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFB2F7?

The RGB value is 255, 178, 247: 255 red, 178 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFB2F7?

The complementary color is #B2FFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB2F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFB2F7 color

#FFB2F7 rgb(255, 178, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FFB2F7 is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 69.8% green and 96.9% blue (255, 178, 247).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 3% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Buttercream (#F8B3FF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#FFB2F7 color codes

HEX	`#FFB2F7`
RGB	`rgb(255, 178, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 69.8%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 30%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 3%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.74, 38.57, -23.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.74, 44.92, 329.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.948, 59.819, 95.629)`
Decimal	`16757495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFB2F7, 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 #FFB2F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB2F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #FFB2F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb2f7; }
.text { color: #ffb2f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb2f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 178 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb2f7, #ffb2d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #FFB2F7?: #FFB2F7 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Strawberry Buttercream. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFB2F7?: The RGB value is 255, 178, 247: 255 red, 178 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFB2F7?: The complementary color is #B2FFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB2F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.