What color is #FFCBD5?

#FFCBD5 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color In the Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFCBD5?

The RGB value is 255, 203, 213: 255 red, 203 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFCBD5?

The complementary color is #CBFFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCBD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFCBD5 color

#FFCBD5 rgb(255, 203, 213)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFCBD5 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 79.6% green and 83.5% blue (255, 203, 213).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is In the Pink (#F4C4D0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#FFCBD5 color codes

HEX	`#FFCBD5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 203, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 79.6%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.39, 19.87, 2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.39, 19.98, 5.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.606, 68.779, 72.284)`
Decimal	`16763861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFCBD5, 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 #FFCBD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCBD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	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 #FFCBD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcbd5; }
.text { color: #ffcbd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcbd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 203 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcbd5, #ffdbcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFCBD5?: #FFCBD5 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color In the Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFCBD5?: The RGB value is 255, 203, 213: 255 red, 203 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFCBD5?: The complementary color is #CBFFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCBD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.