What color is #F5CBCF?

#F5CBCF is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pleasing Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5CBCF?

The RGB value is 245, 203, 207: 245 red, 203 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5CBCF?

The complementary color is #CBF5F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5CBCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5CBCF color

#F5CBCF rgb(245, 203, 207)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F5CBCF is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 79.6% green and 81.2% blue (245, 203, 207).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 68% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pleasing Pink (#F5CDD2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#F5CBCF color codes

HEX	`#F5CBCF`
RGB	`rgb(245, 203, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 79.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 68%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 17%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.32, 15.41, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.32, 15.82, 13.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.274, 66.632, 68.179)`
Decimal	`16108495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5CBCF, 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 #F5CBCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5CBCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	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 #F5CBCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5cbcf; }
.text { color: #f5cbcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5cbcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 203 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5cbcf, #f5dccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #F5CBCF?: #F5CBCF is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pleasing Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5CBCF?: The RGB value is 245, 203, 207: 245 red, 203 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5CBCF?: The complementary color is #CBF5F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5CBCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.