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#F8BFCF Color

#F8BFCF is rgb(248, 191, 207) in RGB, hsl(343, 80%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 17%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orchid Pink (#F2BDCD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8BFCF
HEX#F8BFCF
RGBrgb(248, 191, 207)
HSLhsl(343, 80%, 86%)
HSVhsv(343, 23%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 17%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.068 0.1)
LABlab(82.92% 22.82 0.28)
LCHlch(82.92% 22.82 0.69)

What #F8BFCF 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 #F8BFCF, 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 pink in the library.

#F8BFCF Channel Values

How #F8BFCF 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 248 · G 191 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 80% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 23% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 17% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8BFCF 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F8BFCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8BFCF; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F8BFCF

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

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How #F8BFCF 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#F8BFCF
Protanopia#CACACF
Protanomaly#DEC6CF
Deuteranopia#D4D4CD
Deuteranomaly#E3CCCE
Tritanopia#F6C1C1
Tritanomaly#F7C0C7
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F8BFCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f8bfcf: #F8BFCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8BFCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8bfcf': '#F8BFCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.749, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_f8bfcf">#F8BFCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#F8BFCF"

More Pink Colors

#F8BFCF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F8BFCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8BFCF?

#F8BFCF is a lightest pink — rgb(248, 191, 207) in RGB and hsl(343, 80%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orchid Pink (#F2BDCD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.91.

What is the RGB value of #F8BFCF?

#F8BFCF is rgb(248, 191, 207) — red 248, green 191, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8BFCF?

#F8BFCF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 17%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8BFCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8BFCF scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8BFCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8BFCF 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 pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 3.94, which is very hard to tell apart.

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