What color is #FF86CC?

#FF86CC is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Shimmering Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF86CC?

The RGB value is 255, 134, 204: 255 red, 134 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF86CC?

The complementary color is #86FFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF86CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF86CC color

#FF86CC rgb(255, 134, 204)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF86CC is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 52.5% green and 80% blue (255, 134, 204).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Shimmering Love (#FF88CC), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#FF86CC color codes

HEX	`#FF86CC`
RGB	`rgb(255, 134, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 52.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.33, 54.06, -15.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.33, 56.19, 344.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.665, 42.674, 62.157)`
Decimal	`16746188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF86CC, 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 #FF86CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF86CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #FF86CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff86cc; }
.text { color: #ff86cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff86cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 134 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff86cc, #ff868f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hot Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF86CC?: #FF86CC is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Shimmering Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF86CC?: The RGB value is 255, 134, 204: 255 red, 134 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF86CC?: The complementary color is #86FFB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF86CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.