What color is #FDC6CD?

#FDC6CD 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 #FDC6CD?

The RGB value is 253, 198, 205: 253 red, 198 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDC6CD?

The complementary color is #C6FDF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDC6CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDC6CD color

#FDC6CD rgb(253, 198, 205)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FDC6CD is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 77.6% green and 80.4% blue (253, 198, 205).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 93% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 19% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Candy Comet (#FFC3CB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#FDC6CD color codes

HEX	`#FDC6CD`
RGB	`rgb(253, 198, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 77.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 93%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 22%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.83, 20.58, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.83, 20.97, 11.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.722, 65.682, 66.646)`
Decimal	`16631501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDC6CD, 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 #FDC6CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDC6CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	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 #FDC6CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdc6cd; }
.text { color: #fdc6cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdc6cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 198 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdc6cd, #fddbc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FDC6CD?: #FDC6CD 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 #FDC6CD?: The RGB value is 253, 198, 205: 253 red, 198 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDC6CD?: The complementary color is #C6FDF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDC6CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.