What color is #FAB9CC?

#FAB9CC is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Berries N’ Cream. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAB9CC?

The RGB value is 250, 185, 204: 250 red, 185 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAB9CC?

The complementary color is #B9FAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAB9CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAB9CC color

#FAB9CC rgb(250, 185, 204)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FAB9CC is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 72.5% green and 80% blue (250, 185, 204).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 87% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 18% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Berries N’ Cream (#F2B8CA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#FAB9CC color codes

HEX	`#FAB9CC`
RGB	`rgb(250, 185, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 72.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 87%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 26%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 18%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.5, 26.2, -0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.5, 26.21, 359.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.673, 59.385, 65.013)`
Decimal	`16431564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAB9CC, 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 #FAB9CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAB9CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	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 #FAB9CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fab9cc; }
.text { color: #fab9cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fab9cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 185 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fab9cc, #fac7b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pink.

Questions

What color is #FAB9CC?: #FAB9CC is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Berries N’ Cream. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAB9CC?: The RGB value is 250, 185, 204: 250 red, 185 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAB9CC?: The complementary color is #B9FAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAB9CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.