What color is #FFC9DD?

#FFC9DD is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pastel Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFC9DD?

The RGB value is 255, 201, 221: 255 red, 201 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFC9DD?

The complementary color is #C9FFEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFC9DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFC9DD color

#FFC9DD rgb(255, 201, 221)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFC9DD is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 78.8% green and 86.7% blue (255, 201, 221).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#F8C8DC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#FFC9DD color codes

HEX	`#FFC9DD`
RGB	`rgb(255, 201, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 78.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 21%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.13, 22.17, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.13, 22.31, 353.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.178, 68.256, 77.607)`
Decimal	`16763357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFC9DD, 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 #FFC9DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFC9DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	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 #FFC9DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffc9dd; }
.text { color: #ffc9dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffc9dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 201 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffc9dd, #ffd0c9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFC9DD?: #FFC9DD is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pastel Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFC9DD?: The RGB value is 255, 201, 221: 255 red, 201 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFC9DD?: The complementary color is #C9FFEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFC9DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.