What color is #FFBBB7?

#FFBBB7 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 #FFBBB7?

The RGB value is 255, 187, 183: 255 red, 187 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFBBB7?

The complementary color is #B7FBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFBBB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFBBB7 color

#FFBBB7 rgb(255, 187, 183)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFBBB7 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 73.3% green and 71.8% blue (255, 187, 183).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 28% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Young Salmon (#FFB6B4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#FFBBB7 color codes

HEX	`#FFBBB7`
RGB	`rgb(255, 187, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 73.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 28%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 28%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.96, 23.98, 11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.96, 26.69, 26.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.559, 60.223, 52.856)`
Decimal	`16759735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFBBB7, 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 #FFBBB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBBB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	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 #FFBBB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbbb7; }
.text { color: #ffbbb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbbb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 187 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbbb7, #ffdfb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFBBB7?: #FFBBB7 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 #FFBBB7?: The RGB value is 255, 187, 183: 255 red, 187 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFBBB7?: The complementary color is #B7FBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBBB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.