What color is #FFCBE8?

#FFCBE8 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Sugarwinkle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFCBE8?

The RGB value is 255, 203, 232: 255 red, 203 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFCBE8?

The complementary color is #CBFFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCBE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFCBE8 color

#FFCBE8 rgb(255, 203, 232)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFCBE8 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 79.6% green and 91% blue (255, 203, 232).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sugarwinkle (#FDC5E3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#FFCBE8 color codes

HEX	`#FFCBE8`
RGB	`rgb(255, 203, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 79.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.9, 22.9, -7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.9, 24.03, 342.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.161, 69.8, 85.737)`
Decimal	`16763880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFCBE8, 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 #FFCBE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCBE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	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 #FFCBE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcbe8; }
.text { color: #ffcbe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcbe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 203 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcbe8, #ffcbce); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FFCBE8?: #FFCBE8 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Sugarwinkle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFCBE8?: The RGB value is 255, 203, 232: 255 red, 203 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFCBE8?: The complementary color is #CBFFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCBE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.