What color is #FFCDCB?

#FFCDCB is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Happy Piglets. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFCDCB?

The RGB value is 255, 205, 203: 255 red, 205 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFCDCB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFCDCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFCDCB color

#FFCDCB rgb(255, 205, 203)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 80.4% green and 79.6% blue (255, 205, 203).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Happy Piglets (#F6CBCA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#FFCDCB color codes

HEX	`#FFCDCB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 205, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 80.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.62, 17.33, 7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.62, 18.97, 23.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.851, 69.237, 65.962)`
Decimal	`16764363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFCDCB, 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 #FFCDCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCDCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	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 #FFCDCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcdcb; }
.text { color: #ffcdcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcdcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 205 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcdcb, #ffe7cb); }

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Questions

What color is #FFCDCB?: #FFCDCB is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Happy Piglets. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFCDCB?: The RGB value is 255, 205, 203: 255 red, 205 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFCDCB?: The complementary color is #CBFDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCDCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.