What color is #FFBACE?

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

What is the RGB value of #FFBACE?

The RGB value is 255, 186, 206: 255 red, 186 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFBACE?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFBACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFBACE color

#FFBACE rgb(255, 186, 206)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFBACE is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 72.9% green and 80.8% blue (255, 186, 206).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 19% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Love Spell (#F8B4C4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#FFBACE color codes

HEX	`#FFBACE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 186, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 72.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 19%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.29, 27.74, -0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.29, 27.74, 359.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.94, 60.837, 66.439)`
Decimal	`16759502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFBACE, 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 #FFBACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #FFBACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbace; }
.text { color: #ffbace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 186 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbace, #ffc8ba); }

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Questions

What color is #FFBACE?: #FFBACE is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Love Spell. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFBACE?: The RGB value is 255, 186, 206: 255 red, 186 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFBACE?: The complementary color is #BAFFEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.