What color is #FFBAE7?

#FFBAE7 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFBAE7?

The RGB value is 255, 186, 231: 255 red, 186 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFBAE7?

The complementary color is #BAFFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFBAE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFBAE7 color

#FFBAE7 rgb(255, 186, 231)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFBAE7 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 72.9% green and 90.6% blue (255, 186, 231).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Heart (#FFBADF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#FFBAE7 color codes

HEX	`#FFBAE7`
RGB	`rgb(255, 186, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 72.9%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.99, 31.66, -12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.99, 34.06, 338.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.222, 62.15, 83.725)`
Decimal	`16759527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFBAE7, 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 #FFBAE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBAE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #FFBAE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbae7; }
.text { color: #ffbae7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbae7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 186 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbae7, #ffbac5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #FFBAE7?: #FFBAE7 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFBAE7?: The RGB value is 255, 186, 231: 255 red, 186 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFBAE7?: The complementary color is #BAFFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBAE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.