What color is #F5C8D6?

#F5C8D6 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color In the Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5C8D6?

The RGB value is 245, 200, 214: 245 red, 200 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5C8D6?

The complementary color is #C8F5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5C8D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5C8D6 color

#F5C8D6 rgb(245, 200, 214)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F5C8D6 is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 78.4% green and 83.9% blue (245, 200, 214).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 69% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is In the Pink (#F4C4D0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#F5C8D6 color codes

HEX	`#F5C8D6`
RGB	`rgb(245, 200, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 78.4%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 69%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 18%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 13%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.78, 18.09, -0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.78, 18.12, 357.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.448, 65.578, 72.552)`
Decimal	`16107734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5C8D6, 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 #F5C8D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5C8D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	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 #F5C8D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5c8d6; }
.text { color: #f5c8d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5c8d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 200 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5c8d6, #f5d1c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F5C8D6?: #F5C8D6 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color In the Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5C8D6?: The RGB value is 245, 200, 214: 245 red, 200 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5C8D6?: The complementary color is #C8F5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5C8D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.