Close to Mauve
#FFBBFF
#FFBBFF is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 73.3% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FFBBFF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.52:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.80:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.52:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.80:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFBBFF as they’d see it.
#FFBBFF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FFBBFF
What color is #FFBBFF?
#FFBBFF is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 73.3% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFBBFF in RGB?
#FFBBFF is rgb(255, 187, 255): 255 red, 187 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFBBFF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 27, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFBBFF?
PANTONE 236 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFBBFF?
Its complement #9FE29F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.