What color is #FFBED8?

#FFBED8 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 #FFBED8?

The RGB value is 255, 190, 216: 255 red, 190 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFBED8?

The complementary color is #BEFFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFBED8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFBED8 color

#FFBED8 rgb(255, 190, 216)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFBED8 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 74.5% green and 84.7% blue (255, 190, 216).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Candy (#FFBCD9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#FFBED8 color codes

HEX	`#FFBED8`
RGB	`rgb(255, 190, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 74.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.47, 27.16, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.47, 27.42, 352.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.048, 63.048, 73.327)`
Decimal	`16760536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFBED8, 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 #FFBED8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFBED8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #FFBED8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffbed8; }
.text { color: #ffbed8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbed8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 190 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffbed8, #ffc5be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFBED8?: #FFBED8 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 #FFBED8?: The RGB value is 255, 190, 216: 255 red, 190 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFBED8?: The complementary color is #BEFFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFBED8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.