What color is #FFB9C9?

#FFB9C9 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 #FFB9C9?

The RGB value is 255, 185, 201: 255 red, 185 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFB9C9?

The complementary color is #B9FFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB9C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFB9C9 color

#FFB9C9 rgb(255, 185, 201)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFB9C9 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 72.5% green and 78.8% blue (255, 185, 201).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Love Spell (#F8B4C4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#FFB9C9 color codes

HEX	`#FFB9C9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 185, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 72.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 21%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.94, 27.53, 2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.94, 27.6, 4.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.132, 60.178, 63.221)`
Decimal	`16759241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFB9C9, 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 #FFB9C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB9C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #FFB9C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb9c9; }
.text { color: #ffb9c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb9c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 185 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb9c9, #ffccb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFB9C9?: #FFB9C9 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 #FFB9C9?: The RGB value is 255, 185, 201: 255 red, 185 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFB9C9?: The complementary color is #B9FFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB9C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.