What color is #FFC3E5?

#FFC3E5 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Sugarwinkle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFC3E5?

The RGB value is 255, 195, 229: 255 red, 195 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFC3E5?

The complementary color is #C3FFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC3E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFC3E5 color

#FFC3E5 rgb(255, 195, 229)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFC3E5 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 76.5% green and 89.8% blue (255, 195, 229).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sugarwinkle (#FDC5E3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#FFC3E5 color codes

HEX	`#FFC3E5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 195, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 76.5%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 10%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.97, 26.61, -8.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.97, 27.94, 342.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.897, 65.95, 82.898)`
Decimal	`16761829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFC3E5, 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 #FFC3E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC3E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #FFC3E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc3e5; }
.text { color: #ffc3e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc3e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 195 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc3e5, #ffc3c7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFC3E5?: #FFC3E5 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Sugarwinkle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFC3E5?: The RGB value is 255, 195, 229: 255 red, 195 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFC3E5?: The complementary color is #C3FFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC3E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.