What color is #FEC8F9?

#FEC8F9 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Sugar Chic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEC8F9?

The RGB value is 254, 200, 249: 254 red, 200 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEC8F9?

The complementary color is #C8FECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEC8F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEC8F9 color

#FEC8F9 rgb(254, 200, 249)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FEC8F9 is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 78.4% green and 97.6% blue (254, 200, 249).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 96% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Chic (#FFCCFF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#FEC8F9 color codes

HEX	`#FEC8F9`
RGB	`rgb(254, 200, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 78.4%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 96%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 21%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.61, 27.06, -16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.61, 31.81, 328.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.624, 69.221, 98.823)`
Decimal	`16697593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEC8F9, 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 #FEC8F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEC8F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	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 #FEC8F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fec8f9; }
.text { color: #fec8f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fec8f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 200 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fec8f9, #fec8de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #FEC8F9?: #FEC8F9 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Sugar Chic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEC8F9?: The RGB value is 254, 200, 249: 254 red, 200 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEC8F9?: The complementary color is #C8FECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEC8F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.