Invert #hex color w/ PHP

<?php
function InvertColor($hex) {
  return sprintf("%06s",base_convert(($hex ^ 0xFFFFFF),10,16));
  };

print '<td bgcolor="BB2222"><font color="'.InvertColor(0xBB2222).'">Blah</font></td>';
// Prints 44dddd as the font color, which is it's opposite on the color wheel
?>