What color is #F5B2C5?

#F5B2C5 is a very light, moderate rose known as Cupid. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cupid?

The RGB value is 245, 178, 197: 245 red, 178 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cupid?

The complementary color is #B2F5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5B2C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cupid color: hex code #F5B2C5

#F5B2C5 rgb(245, 178, 197)

Shades of pink

Cupid has the hex code #F5B2C5. It is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 69.8% green and 77.3% blue (245, 178, 197).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 77% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 20% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

Cupid (#F5B2C5) color codes

HEX	`#F5B2C5`
RGB	`rgb(245, 178, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 69.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 77%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 27%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 20%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.21, 27.08, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.21, 27.08, 0.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.655, 55.288, 60.131)`
Decimal	`16102085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cupid, 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 #F5B2C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5B2C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #F5B2C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5b2c5; }
.text { color: #f5b2c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5b2c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 178 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5b2c5, #f5c0b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

See #F5B2C5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5B2C5?: #F5B2C5 is a very light, moderate rose known as Cupid. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cupid?: The RGB value is 245, 178, 197: 245 red, 178 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cupid?: The complementary color is #B2F5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5B2C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.