What color is #FFBCDB?

#FFBCDB is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Cotton Candy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFBCDB?

The RGB value is 255, 188, 219: 255 red, 188 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFBCDB?

The complementary color is #BCFFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFBCDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFBCDB color

#FFBCDB rgb(255, 188, 219)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 73.7% green and 85.9% blue (255, 188, 219).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Candy (#FFBCD9), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#FFBCDB color codes

HEX	`#FFBCDB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 188, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 73.7%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 26%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 14%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.1, 28.68, -5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.1, 29.29, 348.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.009, 62.344, 75.245)`
Decimal	`16760027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFBCDB, 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 #FFBCDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBCDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #FFBCDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbcdb; }
.text { color: #ffbcdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbcdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 188 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbcdb, #ffbfbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFBCDB?: #FFBCDB is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Cotton Candy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFBCDB?: The RGB value is 255, 188, 219: 255 red, 188 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFBCDB?: The complementary color is #BCFFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBCDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.