What color is #FFC0CB?

#FFC0CB is a very light, vivid red known as Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pink?

The RGB value is 255, 192, 203: 255 red, 192 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pink?

The complementary color is #C0FFF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pink color: hex code #FFC0CB

#FFC0CB rgb(255, 192, 203)

Shades of pink

Pink has the hex code #FFC0CB. It is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 75.3% green and 79.6% blue (255, 192, 203).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword pink.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

Pink (#FFC0CB) color codes

HEX	`#FFC0CB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 192, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 75.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.59, 24.14, 3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.59, 24.37, 7.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.87, 63.274, 64.969)`
Decimal	`16761035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with 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 #FFC0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	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 #FFC0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc0cb; }
.text { color: #ffc0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 192 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc0cb, #ffd4c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFC0CB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFC0CB?: #FFC0CB is a very light, vivid red known as Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pink?: The RGB value is 255, 192, 203: 255 red, 192 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pink?: The complementary color is #C0FFF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.