What color is #FFC6C0?

#FFC6C0 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Baby Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFC6C0?

The RGB value is 255, 198, 192: 255 red, 198 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFC6C0?

The complementary color is #C0F9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC6C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFC6C0 color

#FFC6C0 rgb(255, 198, 192)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFC6C0 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 77.6% green and 75.3% blue (255, 198, 192).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Baby Pink (#F4C2C2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#FFC6C0 color codes

HEX	`#FFC6C0`
RGB	`rgb(255, 198, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 77.6%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 25%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.72, 19.43, 10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.72, 22.24, 29.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.95, 65.457, 58.756)`
Decimal	`16762560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFC6C0, 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 #FFC6C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC6C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	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 #FFC6C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc6c0; }
.text { color: #ffc6c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc6c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 198 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc6c0, #ffe6c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFC6C0?: #FFC6C0 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Baby Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFC6C0?: The RGB value is 255, 198, 192: 255 red, 198 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFC6C0?: The complementary color is #C0F9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC6C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.