What color is #FFBBBB?

#FFBBBB is a very light, vivid red known as Hard Candy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFBBBB?

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

What is the complementary color of #FFBBBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFBBBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFBBBB color

#FFBBBB rgb(255, 187, 187)

Shades of pink

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

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Hard Candy.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#FFBBBB color codes

HEX	`#FFBBBB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 187, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 73.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.05, 24.52, 9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.05, 26.36, 21.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.981, 60.392, 55.08)`
Decimal	`16759739`
Short hex	`#FBB`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFBBBB, 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 #FFBBBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBBBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	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 #FFBBBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFBBBB?: #FFBBBB is a very light, vivid red known as Hard Candy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFBBBB?: The RGB value is 255, 187, 187: 255 red, 187 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFBBBB?: The complementary color is #BBFFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBBBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.