What color is #FFBFC6?

#FFBFC6 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Piglet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFBFC6?

The RGB value is 255, 191, 198: 255 red, 191 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFBFC6?

The complementary color is #BFFFF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFBFC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFBFC6 color

#FFBFC6 rgb(255, 191, 198)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFBFC6 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 74.9% green and 77.6% blue (255, 191, 198).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Piglet (#FFC0C6), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#FFBFC6 color codes

HEX	`#FFBFC6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 191, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 74.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 22%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.23, 23.95, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.23, 24.57, 12.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.065, 62.602, 61.808)`
Decimal	`16760774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFBFC6, 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 #FFBFC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBFC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	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 #FFBFC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbfc6; }
.text { color: #ffbfc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbfc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 191 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbfc6, #ffd8bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFBFC6?: #FFBFC6 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Piglet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFBFC6?: The RGB value is 255, 191, 198: 255 red, 191 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFBFC6?: The complementary color is #BFFFF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBFC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.