What color is #FAD6CB?

#FAD6CB is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cinderella. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAD6CB?

The RGB value is 250, 214, 203: 250 red, 214 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAD6CB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FAD6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAD6CB color

#FAD6CB rgb(250, 214, 203)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FAD6CB is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 83.9% green and 79.6% blue (250, 214, 203).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 82% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Cinderella (#FBD7CC), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#FAD6CB color codes

HEX	`#FAD6CB`
RGB	`rgb(250, 214, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 83.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 82%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 19%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 19%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.32, 10.84, 10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.32, 14.8, 42.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.25, 72.731, 66.616)`
Decimal	`16438987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAD6CB, 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 #FAD6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAD6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #FAD6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fad6cb; }
.text { color: #fad6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fad6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 214 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fad6cb, #faeecb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FAD6CB?: #FAD6CB is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cinderella. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAD6CB?: The RGB value is 250, 214, 203: 250 red, 214 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAD6CB?: The complementary color is #CBEFFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAD6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.