What color is #FFB5BD?

#FFB5BD is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Light Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFB5BD?

The RGB value is 255, 181, 189: 255 red, 181 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFB5BD?

The complementary color is #B5FFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFB5BD color

#FFB5BD rgb(255, 181, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFB5BD is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 71% green and 74.1% blue (255, 181, 189).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Light Pink (#FFB6C1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#FFB5BD color codes

HEX	`#FFB5BD`
RGB	`rgb(255, 181, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 71%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 26%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.73, 27.94, 6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.73, 28.73, 13.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.951, 57.986, 55.8)`
Decimal	`16758205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFB5BD, 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 #FFB5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #FFB5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb5bd; }
.text { color: #ffb5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 181 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb5bd, #ffd2b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFB5BD?: #FFB5BD is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Light Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFB5BD?: The RGB value is 255, 181, 189: 255 red, 181 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFB5BD?: The complementary color is #B5FFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.