What color is #FFCBAC?

#FFCBAC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Apricot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFCBAC?

The RGB value is 255, 203, 172: 255 red, 203 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFCBAC?

The complementary color is #ACE0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCBAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFCBAC color

#FFCBAC rgb(255, 203, 172)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFCBAC is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 79.6% green and 67.5% blue (255, 203, 172).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Apricot (#FBCEB1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#FFCBAC color codes

HEX	`#FFCBAC`
RGB	`rgb(255, 203, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 79.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.48, 14.21, 22.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.48, 26.6, 57.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.044, 66.954, 48.256)`
Decimal	`16763820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFCBAC, 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 #FFCBAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCBAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #FFCBAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcbac; }
.text { color: #ffcbac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcbac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 203 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcbac, #fff4ac); }

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Questions

What color is #FFCBAC?: #FFCBAC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Apricot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFCBAC?: The RGB value is 255, 203, 172: 255 red, 203 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFCBAC?: The complementary color is #ACE0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCBAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.