What color is #F9CECD?

#F9CECD is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Happy Piglets. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9CECD?

The RGB value is 249, 206, 205: 249 red, 206 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9CECD?

The complementary color is #CDF8F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9CECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9CECD color

#F9CECD rgb(249, 206, 205)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F9CECD is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 80.8% green and 80.4% blue (249, 206, 205).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 79% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 18% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Happy Piglets (#F6CBCA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#F9CECD color codes

HEX	`#F9CECD`
RGB	`rgb(249, 206, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 80.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 79%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 18%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 18%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.35, 14.96, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.35, 16.18, 22.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.158, 68.693, 67.204)`
Decimal	`16371405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9CECD, 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 #F9CECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9CECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #F9CECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9cecd; }
.text { color: #f9cecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9cecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 206 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9cecd, #f9e4cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #F9CECD?: #F9CECD is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Happy Piglets. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9CECD?: The RGB value is 249, 206, 205: 249 red, 206 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9CECD?: The complementary color is #CDF8F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9CECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.