What color is #FFD0C9?

#FFD0C9 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cloud Number Nine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFD0C9?

The RGB value is 255, 208, 201: 255 red, 208 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFD0C9?

The complementary color is #C9F8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD0C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFD0C9 color

#FFD0C9 rgb(255, 208, 201)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFD0C9 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 81.6% green and 78.8% blue (255, 208, 201).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Number Nine (#F9CEC6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#FFD0C9 color codes

HEX	`#FFD0C9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 208, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 81.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 21%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 21%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.29, 15.48, 9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.29, 18.27, 32.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.339, 70.592, 64.957)`
Decimal	`16765129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFD0C9, 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 #FFD0C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD0C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	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 #FFD0C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd0c9; }
.text { color: #ffd0c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd0c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 208 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd0c9, #ffebc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFD0C9?: #FFD0C9 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cloud Number Nine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFD0C9?: The RGB value is 255, 208, 201: 255 red, 208 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFD0C9?: The complementary color is #C9F8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD0C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.