What color is #FFBECD?

#FFBECD is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFBECD?

The RGB value is 255, 190, 205: 255 red, 190 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFBECD?

The complementary color is #BEFFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFBECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFBECD color

#FFBECD rgb(255, 190, 205)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFBECD is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 74.5% green and 80.4% blue (255, 190, 205).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pink (#FFC0CB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#FFBECD color codes

HEX	`#FFBECD`
RGB	`rgb(255, 190, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 74.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.18, 25.49, 1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.18, 25.54, 3.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.673, 62.498, 66.086)`
Decimal	`16760525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFBECD, 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 #FFBECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	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 #FFBECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbecd; }
.text { color: #ffbecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 190 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbecd, #ffd0be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFBECD?: #FFBECD is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFBECD?: The RGB value is 255, 190, 205: 255 red, 190 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFBECD?: The complementary color is #BEFFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.