What color is #F9BCE6?

#F9BCE6 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pretty in Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9BCE6?

The RGB value is 249, 188, 230: 249 red, 188 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9BCE6?

The complementary color is #BCF9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9BCE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9BCE6 color

#F9BCE6 rgb(249, 188, 230)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F9BCE6 is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 73.7% green and 90.2% blue (249, 188, 230).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 84% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Pink (#FABFE4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#F9BCE6 color codes

HEX	`#F9BCE6`
RGB	`rgb(249, 188, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 73.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 84%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 8%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.82, 28.44, -12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.82, 31, 336.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.332, 61.822, 83.023)`
Decimal	`16366822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9BCE6, 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 #F9BCE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9BCE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #F9BCE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9bce6; }
.text { color: #f9bce6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9bce6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 188 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9bce6, #f9bcc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #F9BCE6?: #F9BCE6 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Pretty in Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9BCE6?: The RGB value is 249, 188, 230: 249 red, 188 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9BCE6?: The complementary color is #BCF9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9BCE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.