#FFC3CB
Bubblegum · very light warm pink
About #FFC3CB
#FFC3CB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 76% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Bubblegum (ΔE 1.7); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C3FFF7 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFC3CB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FFC3CB?
#FFC3CB is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 76% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFC3CB?
Use black text. Black on #FFC3CB has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFC3CB?
Its complementary colour is #C3FFF7, and analogous partners are #FFC3E9 and #FFD9C3.