What color is #FF8CCD?

#FF8CCD 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 #FF8CCD?

The RGB value is 255, 140, 205: 255 red, 140 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF8CCD?

The complementary color is #8CFFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF8CCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF8CCD color

#FF8CCD rgb(255, 140, 205)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF8CCD is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 54.9% green and 80.4% blue (255, 140, 205).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Shimmering Love (#FF88CC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#FF8CCD color codes

HEX	`#FF8CCD`
RGB	`rgb(255, 140, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 54.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 45%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.51, 51.26, -14.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.51, 53.17, 344.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.639, 44.428, 63.075)`
Decimal	`16747725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF8CCD, 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 #FF8CCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF8CCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #FF8CCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff8ccd; }
.text { color: #ff8ccd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8ccd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 140 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8ccd, #ff8c93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hot Pink.

Questions

What color is #FF8CCD?: #FF8CCD 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 #FF8CCD?: The RGB value is 255, 140, 205: 255 red, 140 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF8CCD?: The complementary color is #8CFFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF8CCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.