What color is #FFC2C8?

#FFC2C8 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Piglet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFC2C8?

The RGB value is 255, 194, 200: 255 red, 194 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFC2C8?

The complementary color is #C2FFF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC2C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.8:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFC2C8 color

#FFC2C8 rgb(255, 194, 200)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFC2C8 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 76.1% green and 78.4% blue (255, 194, 200).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Piglet (#FFC0C6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#FFC2C8 color codes

HEX	`#FFC2C8`
RGB	`rgb(255, 194, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 76.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.97, 22.66, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.97, 23.31, 13.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.958, 64.017, 63.251)`
Decimal	`16761544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFC2C8, 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 #FFC2C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC2C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	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 #FFC2C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc2c8; }
.text { color: #ffc2c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc2c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 194 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc2c8, #ffdac2); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #FFC2C8?: #FFC2C8 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Piglet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFC2C8?: The RGB value is 255, 194, 200: 255 red, 194 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFC2C8?: The complementary color is #C2FFF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC2C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.8:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.