What color is #FCBADF?

#FCBADF is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCBADF?

The RGB value is 252, 186, 223: 252 red, 186 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCBADF?

The complementary color is #BAFCD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCBADF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCBADF color

#FCBADF rgb(252, 186, 223)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 72.9% green and 87.5% blue (252, 186, 223).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 92% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 12% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Heart (#FFBADF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#FCBADF color codes

HEX	`#FCBADF`
RGB	`rgb(252, 186, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 72.9%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 92%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 26%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 12%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.46, 29.34, -9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.46, 30.72, 342.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.023, 61.144, 77.859)`
Decimal	`16562911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCBADF, 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 #FCBADF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCBADF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	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 #FCBADF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcbadf; }
.text { color: #fcbadf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcbadf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 186 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcbadf, #fcbabe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCBADF?: #FCBADF is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCBADF?: The RGB value is 252, 186, 223: 252 red, 186 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCBADF?: The complementary color is #BAFCD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCBADF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.