What color is #F8C8DC?

#F8C8DC is a very light, moderate rose known as Pastel Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pastel Pink?

The RGB value is 248, 200, 220: 248 red, 200 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pastel Pink?

The complementary color is #C8F8E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8C8DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pastel Pink color: hex code #F8C8DC

#F8C8DC rgb(248, 200, 220)

Shades of pink

Pastel Pink has the hex code #F8C8DC. It is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 78.4% green and 86.3% blue (248, 200, 220).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 77% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

Pastel Pink (#F8C8DC) color codes

HEX	`#F8C8DC`
RGB	`rgb(248, 200, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 78.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 77%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 19%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 11%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.22, 20.11, -3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.22, 20.4, 350.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.283, 66.435, 76.712)`
Decimal	`16304348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pastel 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 #F8C8DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8C8DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #F8C8DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8c8dc; }
.text { color: #f8c8dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8c8dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 200 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8c8dc, #f8ccc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F8C8DC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F8C8DC?: #F8C8DC is a very light, moderate rose known as Pastel Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pastel Pink?: The RGB value is 248, 200, 220: 248 red, 200 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pastel Pink?: The complementary color is #C8F8E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8C8DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.