#FB7185 color
The swatch above shows #FB7185 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#FB7185 is a light, vivid red, closest to the CSS named color lightcoral (#F08080).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: rose-400. That means you can write bg-rose-400 or text-rose-400 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #FB7185 |
| RGB | rgb(251, 113, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 95%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55%, 47%, 2%) |
| Decimal | 16478597 |
| CSS | color: #FB7185; |
| Android | 0xFFFB7185 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.443, blue: 0.522, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #FB7185 | 2.69:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #FB7185 | 7.80:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #FB7185
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #FB7185 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #FB7185
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #FB7185 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #FB7185; background-color: #FB7185; }
.element { color: rgb(251 113 133); }
.element { color: hsl(351 95% 71%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-rose-400 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #FB7185;Frequently asked questions
What color is #FB7185?
#FB7185 is a light, vivid red. Its hue sits at 351° on the color wheel, with 95% saturation and 71% lightness.
What is #FB7185 in RGB?
#FB7185 converts to rgb(251, 113, 133) — 251 red, 113 green and 133 blue.
What is #FB7185 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 47%, 2%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #FB7185 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (7.80:1 versus 2.69:1).
What is the complementary color of #FB7185?
#6FFBE6 — the hue directly opposite #FB7185 on the color wheel.