What color is #FFBCB5?

#FFBCB5 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 #FFBCB5?

The RGB value is 255, 188, 181: 255 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFBCB5?

The complementary color is #B5F8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFBCB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFBCB5 color

#FFBCB5 rgb(255, 188, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFBCB5 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 73.7% green and 71% blue (255, 188, 181).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Young Salmon (#FFB6B4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#FFBCB5 color codes

HEX	`#FFBCB5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 188, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 73.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 29%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.15, 23.2, 13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.15, 26.61, 29.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.565, 60.566, 51.839)`
Decimal	`16759989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFBCB5, 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 #FFBCB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBCB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	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 #FFBCB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbcb5; }
.text { color: #ffbcb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbcb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 188 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbcb5, #ffe1b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFBCB5?: #FFBCB5 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 #FFBCB5?: The RGB value is 255, 188, 181: 255 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFBCB5?: The complementary color is #B5F8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBCB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.