What color is #FFB5C7?

#FFB5C7 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Love Spell. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFB5C7?

The RGB value is 255, 181, 199: 255 red, 181 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFB5C7?

The complementary color is #B5FFED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB5C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFB5C7 color

#FFB5C7 rgb(255, 181, 199)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFB5C7 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 71% green and 78% blue (255, 181, 199).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Love Spell (#F8B4C4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#FFB5C7 color codes

HEX	`#FFB5C7`
RGB	`rgb(255, 181, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 71%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 22%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.98, 29.34, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.98, 29.38, 3.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.074, 58.435, 61.715)`
Decimal	`16758215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFB5C7, 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 #FFB5C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB5C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #FFB5C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb5c7; }
.text { color: #ffb5c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb5c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 181 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb5c7, #ffc8b5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFB5C7?: #FFB5C7 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Love Spell. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFB5C7?: The RGB value is 255, 181, 199: 255 red, 181 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFB5C7?: The complementary color is #B5FFED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB5C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.