What color is #FFCBD9?

#FFCBD9 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color In the Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFCBD9?

The RGB value is 255, 203, 217: 255 red, 203 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFCBD9?

The complementary color is #CBFFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFCBD9 color

#FFCBD9 rgb(255, 203, 217)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFCBD9 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 79.6% green and 85.1% blue (255, 203, 217).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15% 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 14.8:1).

#FFCBD9 color codes

HEX	`#FFCBD9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 203, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 79.6%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 15%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.5, 20.49, 0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.5, 20.49, 0.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.12, 68.984, 74.99)`
Decimal	`16763865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFCBD9, 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 #FFCBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	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 #FFCBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcbd9; }
.text { color: #ffcbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 203 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcbd9, #ffd7cb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FFCBD9?: #FFCBD9 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color In the Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFCBD9?: The RGB value is 255, 203, 217: 255 red, 203 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFCBD9?: The complementary color is #CBFFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.