What color is #FC8EAC?

#FC8EAC is a light, vivid rose known as Flamingo Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Flamingo Pink?

The RGB value is 252, 142, 172: 252 red, 142 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Flamingo Pink?

The complementary color is #8EFCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FC8EAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Flamingo Pink color: hex code #FC8EAC

#FC8EAC rgb(252, 142, 172)

Shades of pink

Flamingo Pink has the hex code #FC8EAC. It is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 55.7% green and 67.5% blue (252, 142, 172).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 95% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 32% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

Flamingo Pink (#FC8EAC) color codes

HEX	`#FC8EAC`
RGB	`rgb(252, 142, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 55.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 95%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 44%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 32%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.57, 44.84, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.57, 44.92, 3.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.267, 43.025, 44.31)`
Decimal	`16551596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Flamingo Pink, 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 #FC8EAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FC8EAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #FC8EAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fc8eac; }
.text { color: #fc8eac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc8eac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 142 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fc8eac, #fca78e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FC8EAC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FC8EAC?: #FC8EAC is a light, vivid rose known as Flamingo Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Flamingo Pink?: The RGB value is 252, 142, 172: 252 red, 142 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Flamingo Pink?: The complementary color is #8EFCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FC8EAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.