What color is #FFB6B9?

#FFB6B9 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Hard Candy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFB6B9?

The RGB value is 255, 182, 185: 255 red, 182 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFB6B9?

The complementary color is #B6FFFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB6B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFB6B9 color

#FFB6B9 rgb(255, 182, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFB6B9 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 71.4% green and 72.5% blue (255, 182, 185).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Hard Candy (#FFBBBB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#FFB6B9 color codes

HEX	`#FFB6B9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 182, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 71.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.86, 26.87, 9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.86, 28.36, 18.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.726, 58.223, 53.613)`
Decimal	`16758457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFB6B9, 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 #FFB6B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB6B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #FFB6B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb6b9; }
.text { color: #ffb6b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb6b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 182 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb6b9, #ffd8b6); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #FFB6B9?: #FFB6B9 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Hard Candy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFB6B9?: The RGB value is 255, 182, 185: 255 red, 182 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFB6B9?: The complementary color is #B6FFFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB6B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.