Close to Cotton Candy
#FAB9DF
#FAB9DF is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Cotton Candy. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 72.5% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 325°, with 87% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FAB9DF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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13.07:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.61:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.07:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FAB9DF as they’d see it.
#FAB9DF in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FAB9DF
What color is #FAB9DF?
#FAB9DF is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Cotton Candy. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 72.5% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 325°, with 87% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FAB9DF in RGB?
#FAB9DF is rgb(250, 185, 223): 250 red, 185 green, and 223 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FAB9DF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 26, 11, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FAB9DF?
PANTONE 243 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FAB9DF?
Its complement #99DAB5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.