What color is #F0BCC5?

#F0BCC5 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Chantilly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0BCC5?

The RGB value is 240, 188, 197: 240 red, 188 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0BCC5?

The complementary color is #BCF0E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0BCC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0BCC5 color

#F0BCC5 rgb(240, 188, 197)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F0BCC5 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 73.7% green and 77.3% blue (240, 188, 197).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 63% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Chantilly (#EDB8C7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#F0BCC5 color codes

HEX	`#F0BCC5`
RGB	`rgb(240, 188, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 73.7%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 63%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 22%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.03, 20, 2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.03, 20.18, 7.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.997, 58.525, 60.738)`
Decimal	`15776965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0BCC5, 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 #F0BCC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0BCC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	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 #F0BCC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0bcc5; }
.text { color: #f0bcc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0bcc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 188 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0bcc5, #f0cdbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F0BCC5?: #F0BCC5 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Chantilly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0BCC5?: The RGB value is 240, 188, 197: 240 red, 188 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0BCC5?: The complementary color is #BCF0E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0BCC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.