What color is #FFC6CB?

#FFC6CB is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cotton Candy Comet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFC6CB?

The RGB value is 255, 198, 203: 255 red, 198 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFC6CB?

The complementary color is #C6FFFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC6CB?

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.

#FFC6CB color

#FFC6CB rgb(255, 198, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFC6CB is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 77.6% green and 79.6% blue (255, 198, 203).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Candy Comet (#FFC3CB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#FFC6CB color codes

HEX	`#FFC6CB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 198, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 77.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.98, 21, 5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.98, 21.66, 14.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.214, 65.963, 65.417)`
Decimal	`16762571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFC6CB, 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 #FFC6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC6CB 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 #FFC6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc6cb; }
.text { color: #ffc6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 198 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc6cb, #ffdec6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFC6CB?: #FFC6CB is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cotton Candy Comet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFC6CB?: The RGB value is 255, 198, 203: 255 red, 198 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFC6CB?: The complementary color is #C6FFFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC6CB?: 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.