What color is #FC86AA?

#FC86AA is a light, vivid rose known as Pinky. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pinky?

The RGB value is 252, 134, 170: 252 red, 134 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pinky?

The complementary color is #86FCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FC86AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pinky color: hex code #FC86AA

#FC86AA rgb(252, 134, 170)

Shades of pink

Pinky has the hex code #FC86AA. It is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 52.5% green and 66.7% blue (252, 134, 170).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 95% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 33% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

Pinky (#FC86AA) color codes

HEX	`#FC86AA`
RGB	`rgb(252, 134, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 52.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 95%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 47%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 33%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.93, 48.59, 1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.93, 48.61, 1.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.928, 40.653, 42.924)`
Decimal	`16549546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pinky, 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 #FC86AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FC86AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #FC86AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fc86aa; }
.text { color: #fc86aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fc86aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 134 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fc86aa, #fc9d86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FC86AA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FC86AA?: #FC86AA is a light, vivid rose known as Pinky. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pinky?: The RGB value is 252, 134, 170: 252 red, 134 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pinky?: The complementary color is #86FCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FC86AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.