#FFBBCC colour

#FFBBCC is a very light pink close to CSS pink. RGB 255, 187, 204, HSL 345, 100%, 87%. Black text passes AAA (13.23:1), white fails (1.59:1).

#FFBBCC

Nearest CSS name: pink #ffc0cb (not an exact match)
Described as: a very light pink
Red, green, blue: 255, 187, 204
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.6116 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#ffbbcc`
HEX (short)	`#fbc`
RGB	`rgb(255, 187, 204)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(100% 73.3% 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 100%, 86.7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 26.7%, 100%)`
HWB	`hwb(345 73.3% 0%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 20%, 0%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(82.67% 27.03 1.62)`
OKLCH	`oklch(85.92% 0.0811 2.43)`
Decimal	`16759756`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 1.59:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 13.23:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail
Black	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #FFBBCC (13.23:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#ffc1d1 18%#ffc7d5 27%#ffceda 36%#ffd4df 45%#ffdae3 55%#ffe0e8 64%#ffe6ec 73%#ffecf1 82%#fff3f6 91%#fff9fa

9%#e8aab9 18%#d199a7 27%#b98894 36%#a27782 45%#8b666f 55%#74555d 64%#5d444a 73%#463338 82%#2e2225 91%#171113

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#ffbbcc #bbffee

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#ffbbee #ffbbcc #ffccbb

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#ffbbcc #ccffbb #bbccff

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#ffbbcc #bbffcc #bbeeff

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#ffbbcc #eeffbb #bbffee #ccbbff

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#ffbbcc Protanopia#c4c6cd Deuteranopia#d4d2cb Tritanopia#ffb7c1 Achromatopsia#cdcdcd

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #ffbbcc;`
Background	`background-color: #ffbbcc;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #ffbbcc;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(255 187 204 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #ffbbcc;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbbcc, #99707a);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffd6e0, #ffbbcc);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #ffbbcc; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #FFBBCC to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.