What color is #FFD9EC?

#FFD9EC is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Mimi Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFD9EC?

The RGB value is 255, 217, 236: 255 red, 217 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFD9EC?

The complementary color is #D9FFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD9EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFD9EC color

#FFD9EC rgb(255, 217, 236)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFD9EC is a very light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 85.1% green and 92.5% blue (255, 217, 236).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Mimi Pink (#FFDAE9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.39:1).

#FFD9EC color codes

HEX	`#FFD9EC`
RGB	`rgb(255, 217, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 85.1%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.3, 16.25, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.3, 16.82, 344.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.192, 76.944, 89.915)`
Decimal	`16767468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFD9EC, 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 #FFD9EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD9EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.39:1	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 #FFD9EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd9ec; }
.text { color: #ffd9ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd9ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 217 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd9ec, #ffd9d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFD9EC?: #FFD9EC is a very light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Mimi Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFD9EC?: The RGB value is 255, 217, 236: 255 red, 217 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFD9EC?: The complementary color is #D9FFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD9EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.