What color is #F5D1DC?

#F5D1DC is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Ballerina. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5D1DC?

The RGB value is 245, 209, 220: 245 red, 209 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5D1DC?

The complementary color is #D1F5EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5D1DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5D1DC color

#F5D1DC rgb(245, 209, 220)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F5D1DC is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 82% green and 86.3% blue (245, 209, 220).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 64% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Ballerina (#F2CFDC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#F5D1DC color codes

HEX	`#F5D1DC`
RGB	`rgb(245, 209, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 82%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 64%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 15%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.09, 14.34, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.09, 14.36, 357.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.374, 70.183, 77.378)`
Decimal	`16110044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5D1DC, 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 #F5D1DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5D1DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	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 #F5D1DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5d1dc; }
.text { color: #f5d1dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5d1dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 209 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5d1dc, #f5d8d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #F5D1DC?: #F5D1DC is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Ballerina. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5D1DC?: The RGB value is 245, 209, 220: 245 red, 209 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5D1DC?: The complementary color is #D1F5EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5D1DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.