What color is #F7BCC6?

#F7BCC6 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F7BCC6?

The RGB value is 247, 188, 198: 247 red, 188 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7BCC6?

The complementary color is #BCF7ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7BCC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7BCC6 color

#F7BCC6 rgb(247, 188, 198)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F7BCC6 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 73.7% green and 77.6% blue (247, 188, 198).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 79% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Pink (#FFC0CB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#F7BCC6 color codes

HEX	`#F7BCC6`
RGB	`rgb(247, 188, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 73.7%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 79%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 24%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 20%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.74, 22.66, 3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.74, 22.89, 8.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.535, 59.821, 61.457)`
Decimal	`16235718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7BCC6, 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 #F7BCC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7BCC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #F7BCC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7bcc6; }
.text { color: #f7bcc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7bcc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 188 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7bcc6, #f7d0bc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F7BCC6?: #F7BCC6 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F7BCC6?: The RGB value is 247, 188, 198: 247 red, 188 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7BCC6?: The complementary color is #BCF7ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7BCC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.