What color is #FFC5C7?

#FFC5C7 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Candy Cane. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFC5C7?

The RGB value is 255, 197, 199: 255 red, 197 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFC5C7?

The complementary color is #C5FFFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC5C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFC5C7 color

#FFC5C7 rgb(255, 197, 199)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFC5C7 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 77.3% green and 78% blue (255, 197, 199).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Candy Cane (#F7BFC2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#FFC5C7 color codes

HEX	`#FFC5C7`
RGB	`rgb(255, 197, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 77.3%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 23%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 22%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.65, 20.94, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.65, 22.08, 18.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.516, 65.319, 62.863)`
Decimal	`16762311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFC5C7, 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 #FFC5C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC5C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #FFC5C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc5c7; }
.text { color: #ffc5c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc5c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 197 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc5c7, #ffe0c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFC5C7?: #FFC5C7 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Candy Cane. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFC5C7?: The RGB value is 255, 197, 199: 255 red, 197 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFC5C7?: The complementary color is #C5FFFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC5C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.