What color is #FFB8B3?

#FFB8B3 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFB8B3?

The RGB value is 255, 184, 179: 255 red, 184 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFB8B3?

The complementary color is #B3FAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB8B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFB8B3 color

#FFB8B3 rgb(255, 184, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFB8B3 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 72.2% green and 70.2% blue (255, 184, 179).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Young Salmon (#FFB6B4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#FFB8B3 color codes

HEX	`#FFB8B3`
RGB	`rgb(255, 184, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 72.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 30%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 30%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.18, 25.04, 12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.18, 28.1, 27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.519, 58.8, 50.485)`
Decimal	`16758963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFB8B3, 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 #FFB8B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB8B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #FFB8B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb8b3; }
.text { color: #ffb8b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb8b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 184 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb8b3, #ffdeb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFB8B3?: #FFB8B3 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFB8B3?: The RGB value is 255, 184, 179: 255 red, 184 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFB8B3?: The complementary color is #B3FAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB8B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.