#FFC0CBPink (#FFC0CB) is a very light, soft pink with an OKLCH hue of 7°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.074. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #FFC0CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 192, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 100%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 25%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(83.6 24.1 3.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.868 0.074 7) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pink shifts subtly: drifts toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward magenta. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffbbbe — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward red#ffc1c7 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffc0cb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffc1ce — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward magentaAgainst white it measures 1.54:1 and against black 13.65:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffecef · #ffc0cb · #c8919b · #9d6d76 · #754c54 · #4f2c33
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffc0cb · #e5aec6 · #c99dbf · #ac8eb5 · #9080a8 · #747298
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ffc0cb · #c6ae9c · #b7858e · #986c49 · #774c54 · #503a29
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffc0cb · #76c0b8 · #9b898c · #84646a · #62474b · #3e2d30
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffc0cb · #b0b9b8 · #887c7e · #484e4d · #271c1e · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e9f5f3 · #bfccca · #919f9d · #132624 · #000504 · #ffc0cb
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaf8d3 · #ffc0cb · #c8abc9 · #217f86 · #334438 · #1c0619
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffc0cb · #a7bcb9 · #628b71 · #005667 · #002713 · #000407
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffc0cb · #b3baaa · #768760 · #275073 · #00213b · #010200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffc0cb · #bab7a7 · #8a8056 · #005953 · #181b3d · #000202
#FFC8D2 · #FFD1D8 · #FFD9DF · #FFE1E6 · #FFE9EC
#D39BA5 · #A87780 · #7F555D · #59363C · #35181E
#F6C4CD · #EDC9CF · #E4CDD0
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.