Close to Cotton Candy
#FCBCD8
#FCBCD8 is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Cotton Candy. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 73.7% green, and 84.7% blue. Its hue is 334°, with 91% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FCBCD8.
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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13.32:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.58:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.32:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FCBCD8 as they’d see it.
#FCBCD8 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 #FCBCD8
What color is #FCBCD8?
#FCBCD8 is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Cotton Candy. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 73.7% green, and 84.7% blue. Its hue is 334°, with 91% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FCBCD8 in RGB?
#FCBCD8 is rgb(252, 188, 216): 252 red, 188 green, and 216 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FCBCD8 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 25, 14, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FCBCD8?
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 #FCBCD8?
Its complement #9ADCBF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.