What color is #F5CFCC?

#F5CFCC is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Veiled Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5CFCC?

The RGB value is 245, 207, 204: 245 red, 207 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5CFCC?

The complementary color is #CCF2F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5CFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5CFCC color

#F5CFCC rgb(245, 207, 204)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F5CFCC is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 81.2% green and 80% blue (245, 207, 204).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 67% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Veiled Rose (#F7CDC8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#F5CFCC color codes

HEX	`#F5CFCC`
RGB	`rgb(245, 207, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 81.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 67%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 17%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.21, 12.85, 6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.21, 14.38, 26.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.868, 68.4, 66.584)`
Decimal	`16109516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5CFCC, 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 #F5CFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5CFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #F5CFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5cfcc; }
.text { color: #f5cfcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5cfcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 207 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5cfcc, #f5e3cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #F5CFCC?: #F5CFCC is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Veiled Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5CFCC?: The RGB value is 245, 207, 204: 245 red, 207 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5CFCC?: The complementary color is #CCF2F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5CFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.