What color is #FFC0DD?

#FFC0DD 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 #FFC0DD?

The RGB value is 255, 192, 221: 255 red, 192 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFC0DD?

The complementary color is #C0FFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC0DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFC0DD color

#FFC0DD rgb(255, 192, 221)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFC0DD is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 75.3% green and 86.7% blue (255, 192, 221).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Candy (#FFBCD9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#FFC0DD color codes

HEX	`#FFC0DD`
RGB	`rgb(255, 192, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 75.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.06, 26.89, -5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.06, 27.47, 348.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.141, 64.183, 76.928)`
Decimal	`16761053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFC0DD, 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 #FFC0DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC0DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #FFC0DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc0dd; }
.text { color: #ffc0dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc0dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 192 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc0dd, #ffc2c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFC0DD?: #FFC0DD 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 #FFC0DD?: The RGB value is 255, 192, 221: 255 red, 192 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFC0DD?: The complementary color is #C0FFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC0DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.