What color is #F5C5BD?

#F5C5BD is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewood Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5C5BD?

The RGB value is 245, 197, 189: 245 red, 197 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5C5BD?

The complementary color is #BDEDF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5C5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5C5BD color

#F5C5BD rgb(245, 197, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F5C5BD is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 77.3% green and 74.1% blue (245, 197, 189).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 74% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 23% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Rosewood Dreams (#EBBEB5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#F5C5BD color codes

HEX	`#F5C5BD`
RGB	`rgb(245, 197, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 77.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 74%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 23%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 23%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.45, 15.88, 10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.45, 19.04, 33.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.808, 63.022, 56.78)`
Decimal	`16106941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5C5BD, 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 #F5C5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5C5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	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 #F5C5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5c5bd; }
.text { color: #f5c5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5c5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 197 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5c5bd, #f5e1bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #F5C5BD?: #F5C5BD is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewood Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5C5BD?: The RGB value is 245, 197, 189: 245 red, 197 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5C5BD?: The complementary color is #BDEDF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5C5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.