What color is #FEC8BA?

#FEC8BA is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach Fuzz. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEC8BA?

The RGB value is 254, 200, 186: 254 red, 200 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEC8BA?

The complementary color is #BAF0FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEC8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEC8BA color

#FEC8BA rgb(254, 200, 186)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FEC8BA is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 78.4% green and 72.9% blue (254, 200, 186).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 97% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Peach Fuzz (#FFC7B9), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.18:1).

#FEC8BA color codes

HEX	`#FEC8BA`
RGB	`rgb(254, 200, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 78.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 97%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.96, 17.2, 14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.96, 22.4, 39.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.391, 65.928, 55.462)`
Decimal	`16697530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEC8BA, 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 #FEC8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEC8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.18:1	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 #FEC8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fec8ba; }
.text { color: #fec8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fec8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 200 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fec8ba, #feeaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #FEC8BA?: #FEC8BA is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach Fuzz. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEC8BA?: The RGB value is 254, 200, 186: 254 red, 200 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEC8BA?: The complementary color is #BAF0FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEC8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.