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#F5CDCC Color

#F5CDCC is rgb(245, 205, 204) in RGB, hsl(1, 67%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5CDCC
HEX#F5CDCC
RGBrgb(245, 205, 204)
HSLhsl(1, 67%, 88%)
HSVhsv(1, 17%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(88.2% 0.045 19.7)
LABlab(85.88% 14.42 6.05)
LCHlch(85.88% 15.63 22.76)

What #F5CDCC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F5CDCC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#F5CDCC Channel Values

How #F5CDCC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 245 · G 205 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 1° · S 67% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 1° · S 17% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 17% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5CDCC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F5CDCC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F5CDCC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5CDCC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F5CDCC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F5CDCC.

How #F5CDCC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F5CDCC
Protanopia#D5D5CC
Protanomaly#E2D2CC
Deuteranopia#DBDBCB
Deuteranomaly#E6D6CB
Tritanopia#F5CDCD
Tritanomaly#F5CDCD
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F5CDCC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f5cdcc: #F5CDCC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5CDCC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5cdcc': '#F5CDCC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.804, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_f5cdcc">#F5CDCC</color>
SVG fillfill="#F5CDCC"

More Red Colors

#F5CDCC sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F5CDCC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5CDCC?

#F5CDCC is a lightest red — rgb(245, 205, 204) in RGB and hsl(1, 67%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.15.

What is the RGB value of #F5CDCC?

#F5CDCC is rgb(245, 205, 204) — red 245, green 205, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5CDCC?

#F5CDCC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5CDCC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5CDCC scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5CDCC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5CDCC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 8.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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