What color is #FFC3B0?

#FFC3B0 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach Fuzz. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFC3B0?

The RGB value is 255, 195, 176: 255 red, 195 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFC3B0?

The complementary color is #B0ECFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC3B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFC3B0 color

#FFC3B0 rgb(255, 195, 176)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFC3B0 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 76.5% green and 69% blue (255, 195, 176).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Peach Fuzz (#FFC7B9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#FFC3B0 color codes

HEX	`#FFC3B0`
RGB	`rgb(255, 195, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 76.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 31%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.67, 18.89, 17.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.67, 25.99, 43.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.593, 63.428, 49.696)`
Decimal	`16761776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFC3B0, 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 #FFC3B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC3B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #FFC3B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc3b0; }
.text { color: #ffc3b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc3b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 195 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc3b0, #ffebb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

Questions

What color is #FFC3B0?: #FFC3B0 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach Fuzz. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFC3B0?: The RGB value is 255, 195, 176: 255 red, 195 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFC3B0?: The complementary color is #B0ECFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC3B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.