What color is #FFD4C6?

#FFD4C6 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cinderella. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFD4C6?

The RGB value is 255, 212, 198: 255 red, 212 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFD4C6?

The complementary color is #C6F1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD4C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFD4C6 color

#FFD4C6 rgb(255, 212, 198)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFD4C6 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 83.1% green and 77.6% blue (255, 212, 198).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cinderella (#FBD7CC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#FFD4C6 color codes

HEX	`#FFD4C6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 212, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 83.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 22%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.17, 12.97, 12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.17, 18.05, 44.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.977, 72.427, 63.445)`
Decimal	`16766150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFD4C6, 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 #FFD4C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD4C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	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 #FFD4C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd4c6; }
.text { color: #ffd4c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd4c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 212 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd4c6, #fff1c6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFD4C6?: #FFD4C6 is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cinderella. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFD4C6?: The RGB value is 255, 212, 198: 255 red, 212 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFD4C6?: The complementary color is #C6F1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD4C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.