What color is #FFCBB9?

#FFCBB9 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Piggy Bank. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFCBB9?

The RGB value is 255, 203, 185: 255 red, 203 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFCBB9?

The complementary color is #B9EDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFCBB9 color

#FFCBB9 rgb(255, 203, 185)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFCBB9 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 79.6% green and 72.5% blue (255, 203, 185).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Piggy Bank (#FFCCBB), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#FFCBB9 color codes

HEX	`#FFCBB9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 203, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 79.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.74, 15.87, 15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.74, 22.53, 45.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.354, 67.478, 55.156)`
Decimal	`16763833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFCBB9, 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 #FFCBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #FFCBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcbb9; }
.text { color: #ffcbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 203 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcbb9, #ffeeb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFCBB9?: #FFCBB9 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Piggy Bank. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFCBB9?: The RGB value is 255, 203, 185: 255 red, 203 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFCBB9?: The complementary color is #B9EDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.