Close to Melon
#FFBCB3
#FFBCB3 is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Melon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 73.7% green, and 70.2% blue. Its hue is 7°, with 100% saturation and 85% 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 #FFBCB3.
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.
White text on this color
1.60:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.10:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.60:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.10:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFBCB3 as they’d see it.
#FFBCB3 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FFBCB3
What color is #FFBCB3?
#FFBCB3 is a very light, vivid pink, close to the color Melon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 73.7% green, and 70.2% blue. Its hue is 7°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFBCB3 in RGB?
#FFBCB3 is rgb(255, 188, 179): 255 red, 188 green, and 179 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFBCB3 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 26, 30, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFBCB3?
PANTONE 162 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFBCB3?
Its complement #83DAE5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.