What color is #FCC9C2?

#FCC9C2 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cloud Number Nine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCC9C2?

The RGB value is 252, 201, 194: 252 red, 201 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCC9C2?

The complementary color is #C2F5FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCC9C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCC9C2 color

#FCC9C2 rgb(252, 201, 194)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FCC9C2 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 78.8% green and 76.1% blue (252, 201, 194).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 91% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 23% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Number Nine (#F9CEC6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#FCC9C2 color codes

HEX	`#FCC9C2`
RGB	`rgb(252, 201, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 78.8%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 91%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 23%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 23%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.18, 17.05, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.18, 19.96, 31.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.77, 66.367, 60.111)`
Decimal	`16566722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCC9C2, 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 #FCC9C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCC9C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	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 #FCC9C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcc9c2; }
.text { color: #fcc9c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcc9c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 201 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcc9c2, #fce6c2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FCC9C2?: #FCC9C2 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cloud Number Nine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCC9C2?: The RGB value is 252, 201, 194: 252 red, 201 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCC9C2?: The complementary color is #C2F5FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCC9C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.