#FFCBC2 Color

#FFCBC2 is rgb(255, 203, 194) in RGB, hsl(9, 100%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 24%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Red (#FFCCCB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFCBC2

HEX#FFCBC2

RGBrgb(255, 203, 194)

HSLhsl(9, 100%, 88%)

HSVhsv(9, 24%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 24%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(88.5% 0.061 29.7)

LABlab(86.17% 18.04 11.89)

LCHlch(86.17% 21.61 33.40)

What #FFCBC2 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 #FFCBC2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Red#FFCCCBΔE 4.21 Spanish Pink#F7BFBEΔE 5.54 Baby Pink#F4C2C2ΔE 5.72 Millennial Pink#F3CFC6ΔE 6.51 Melon#FEBAADΔE 8.96 Unbleached Silk#FFDDCAΔE 9.38

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

#FFCBC2 Channel Values

How #FFCBC2 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 255 · G 203 · B 194	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 9° · S 100% · L 88%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 9° · S 24% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 20% · Y 24% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.44:1 vs white · 14.57:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFCBC2 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFCBC2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFCBC2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FFCBC2

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 #FFCBC2.

How #FFCBC2 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#FFCBC2

Protanopia#D5D5C2

Protanomaly#E7D1C2

Deuteranopia#DEDEC0

Deuteranomaly#ECD7C1

Tritanopia#FFCACA

Tritanomaly#FFCAC7

Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFCBC2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffcbc2: #FFCBC2;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFCBC2;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffcbc2': '#FFCBC2' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.796, blue: 0.761)

Android XML<color name="color_ffcbc2">#FFCBC2</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFCBC2"

More Red Colors

#FFCBC2 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ffcccb ffc9c9 ffcccc ffc7d0 ffccd3 ffc7cf ffd1d1 ffc2cb ffd1d8 ffc2c2 ffd1d9 ffc1cc 270707 553434 7a0000 973a4a ad6f69 c32148 d2042d e49696 f04e1f fb9084 ff2929 ff6f61

#FFCBC2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFCBC2?

#FFCBC2 is a lightest red — rgb(255, 203, 194) in RGB and hsl(9, 100%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Red (#FFCCCB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.21.

What is the RGB value of #FFCBC2?

#FFCBC2 is rgb(255, 203, 194) — red 255, green 203, and blue 194 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFCBC2?

#FFCBC2 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 24%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFCBC2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFCBC2 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFCBC2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFCBC2 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 10.62, which is visibly different.

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