What color is #FFB5F5?

#FFB5F5 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 #FFB5F5?

The RGB value is 255, 181, 245: 255 red, 181 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFB5F5?

The complementary color is #B5FFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB5F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFB5F5 color

#FFB5F5 rgb(255, 181, 245)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FFB5F5 is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 71% green and 96.1% blue (255, 181, 245).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Buttercream (#F8B3FF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#FFB5F5 color codes

HEX	`#FFB5F5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 181, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 71%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 4%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.33, 36.66, -21.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.33, 42.27, 330.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.244, 60.903, 94.213)`
Decimal	`16758261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFB5F5, 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 #FFB5F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB5F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #FFB5F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb5f5; }
.text { color: #ffb5f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb5f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 181 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb5f5, #ffb5d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #FFB5F5?: #FFB5F5 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 #FFB5F5?: The RGB value is 255, 181, 245: 255 red, 181 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFB5F5?: The complementary color is #B5FFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB5F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.