What color is #FDC5E3?

#FDC5E3 is a very light, vivid rose known as Sugarwinkle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sugarwinkle?

The RGB value is 253, 197, 227: 253 red, 197 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sugarwinkle?

The complementary color is #C5FDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDC5E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sugarwinkle color: hex code #FDC5E3

#FDC5E3 rgb(253, 197, 227)

Shades of pink

Sugarwinkle has the hex code #FDC5E3. It is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 77.3% green and 89% blue (253, 197, 227).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 93% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 10% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

Sugarwinkle (#FDC5E3) color codes

HEX	`#FDC5E3`
RGB	`rgb(253, 197, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 77.3%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 93%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 22%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 10%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.18, 24.55, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.18, 25.58, 343.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.339, 66.364, 81.552)`
Decimal	`16631267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sugarwinkle, 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 #FDC5E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDC5E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	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 #FDC5E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdc5e3; }
.text { color: #fdc5e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdc5e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 197 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdc5e3, #fdc5c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FDC5E3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FDC5E3?: #FDC5E3 is a very light, vivid rose known as Sugarwinkle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sugarwinkle?: The RGB value is 253, 197, 227: 253 red, 197 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sugarwinkle?: The complementary color is #C5FDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDC5E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.