What color is #FCC2D8?

#FCC2D8 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Cherry Blossom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCC2D8?

The RGB value is 252, 194, 216: 252 red, 194 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCC2D8?

The complementary color is #C2FCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCC2D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCC2D8 color

#FCC2D8 rgb(252, 194, 216)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FCC2D8 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 76.1% green and 84.7% blue (252, 194, 216).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 91% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 14% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Blossom (#F5C1D5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

#FCC2D8 color codes

HEX	`#FCC2D8`
RGB	`rgb(252, 194, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 76.1%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 91%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 23%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 14%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.09, 24.01, -2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.09, 24.19, 353.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.831, 64.24, 73.568)`
Decimal	`16564952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCC2D8, 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 #FCC2D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCC2D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	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 #FCC2D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcc2d8; }
.text { color: #fcc2d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcc2d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 194 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcc2d8, #fcc9c2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FCC2D8?: #FCC2D8 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Cherry Blossom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCC2D8?: The RGB value is 252, 194, 216: 252 red, 194 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCC2D8?: The complementary color is #C2FCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCC2D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.