What color is #FCC7CF?

#FCC7CF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cotton Candy Comet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCC7CF?

The RGB value is 252, 199, 207: 252 red, 199 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCC7CF?

The complementary color is #C7FCF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCC7CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCC7CF color

#FCC7CF rgb(252, 199, 207)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FCC7CF is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 78% green and 81.2% blue (252, 199, 207).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 90% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Candy Comet (#FFC3CB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#FCC7CF color codes

HEX	`#FCC7CF`
RGB	`rgb(252, 199, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 78%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 90%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 21%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.02, 20, 3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.02, 20.26, 9.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.831, 66.05, 67.985)`
Decimal	`16566223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCC7CF, 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 #FCC7CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCC7CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #FCC7CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcc7cf; }
.text { color: #fcc7cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcc7cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 199 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcc7cf, #fcd9c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCC7CF?: #FCC7CF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cotton Candy Comet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCC7CF?: The RGB value is 252, 199, 207: 252 red, 199 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCC7CF?: The complementary color is #C7FCF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCC7CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.