What color is #F5CED8?

#F5CED8 is a very light, moderate rose known as Icy Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Icy Pink?

The RGB value is 245, 206, 216: 245 red, 206 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Icy Pink?

The complementary color is #CEF5EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5CED8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Icy Pink color: hex code #F5CED8

#F5CED8 rgb(245, 206, 216)

Shades of pink

Icy Pink has the hex code #F5CED8. It is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 80.8% green and 84.7% blue (245, 206, 216).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 66% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.7:1).

Icy Pink (#F5CED8) color codes

HEX	`#F5CED8`
RGB	`rgb(245, 206, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 80.8%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 66%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 16%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.26, 15.26, 0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.26, 15.26, 0.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.122, 68.515, 74.378)`
Decimal	`16109272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Icy 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 #F5CED8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5CED8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.7:1	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 #F5CED8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ced8; }
.text { color: #f5ced8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ced8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 206 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ced8, #f5d8ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

See #F5CED8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5CED8?: #F5CED8 is a very light, moderate rose known as Icy Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Icy Pink?: The RGB value is 245, 206, 216: 245 red, 206 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Icy Pink?: The complementary color is #CEF5EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5CED8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.