What color is #FFCDEA?

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

What is the RGB value of #FFCDEA?

The RGB value is 255, 205, 234: 255 red, 205 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFCDEA?

The complementary color is #CDFFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCDEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFCDEA color

#FFCDEA rgb(255, 205, 234)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 80.4% green and 91.8% blue (255, 205, 234).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Puff of Pink (#FFCBEE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#FFCDEA color codes

HEX	`#FFCDEA`
RGB	`rgb(255, 205, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 80.4%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 8%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.42, 22.19, -7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.42, 23.44, 341.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.922, 70.865, 87.4)`
Decimal	`16764394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFCDEA, 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 #FFCDEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCDEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #FFCDEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcdea; }
.text { color: #ffcdea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcdea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 205 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcdea, #ffcdd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFCDEA?: #FFCDEA is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Puff of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFCDEA?: The RGB value is 255, 205, 234: 255 red, 205 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFCDEA?: The complementary color is #CDFFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCDEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.