What color is #FFC7BC?

#FFC7BC is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach Fuzz. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFC7BC?

The RGB value is 255, 199, 188: 255 red, 199 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFC7BC?

The complementary color is #BCF4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC7BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFC7BC color

#FFC7BC rgb(255, 199, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFC7BC is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 78% green and 73.7% blue (255, 199, 188).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Peach Fuzz (#FFC7B9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#FFC7BC color codes

HEX	`#FFC7BC`
RGB	`rgb(255, 199, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 78%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 26%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 26%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.86, 18.36, 13.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.86, 22.59, 35.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.742, 65.741, 56.53)`
Decimal	`16762812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFC7BC, 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 #FFC7BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC7BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #FFC7BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc7bc; }
.text { color: #ffc7bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc7bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 199 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc7bc, #ffe9bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFC7BC?: #FFC7BC is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Peach Fuzz. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFC7BC?: The RGB value is 255, 199, 188: 255 red, 199 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFC7BC?: The complementary color is #BCF4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC7BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.