What color is #FCBAD4?

#FCBAD4 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Cotton Candy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCBAD4?

The RGB value is 252, 186, 212: 252 red, 186 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCBAD4?

The complementary color is #BAFCE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCBAD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCBAD4 color

#FCBAD4 rgb(252, 186, 212)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FCBAD4 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 72.9% green and 83.1% blue (252, 186, 212).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 92% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 16% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Candy (#FFBCD9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#FCBAD4 color codes

HEX	`#FCBAD4`
RGB	`rgb(252, 186, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 72.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 92%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 26%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 16%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.15, 27.6, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.15, 27.84, 352.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.588, 60.57, 70.3)`
Decimal	`16562900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCBAD4, 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 #FCBAD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCBAD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	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 #FCBAD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcbad4; }
.text { color: #fcbad4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcbad4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 186 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcbad4, #fcc1ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCBAD4?: #FCBAD4 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Cotton Candy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCBAD4?: The RGB value is 252, 186, 212: 252 red, 186 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCBAD4?: The complementary color is #BAFCE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCBAD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.