What color is #FFCEE5?

#FFCEE5 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pastel Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFCEE5?

The RGB value is 255, 206, 229: 255 red, 206 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFCEE5?

The complementary color is #CEFFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCEE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFCEE5 color

#FFCEE5 rgb(255, 206, 229)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFCEE5 is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 80.8% green and 89.8% blue (255, 206, 229).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#F8C8DC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.21:1).

#FFCEE5 color codes

HEX	`#FFCEE5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 206, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 80.8%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 19%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 10%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.52, 20.84, -4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.52, 21.38, 347.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.453, 71.062, 83.75)`
Decimal	`16764645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFCEE5, 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 #FFCEE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCEE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	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 #FFCEE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcee5; }
.text { color: #ffcee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcee5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 206 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcee5, #ffd0ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFCEE5?: #FFCEE5 is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pastel Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFCEE5?: The RGB value is 255, 206, 229: 255 red, 206 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFCEE5?: The complementary color is #CEFFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCEE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.