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#F8DCD3 Shell Pink

#F8DCD3 is Shell Pink.

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#F8DCD3

Shell Pink

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #F8DCD3?

HEX
#F8DCD3
RGB
rgb(248, 220, 211)
HSL
hsl(15, 73%, 90%)
OKLCH
oklch(91.5% 0.034 39)
CMYK
0, 11, 15, 3

#F8DCD3 has a contrast ratio of 1.30:1 against white and 16.17:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.1. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #F8DCD3
#F8DCD3
Same color
White
1.3Fail
Near-black
13.5AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #F8DCD3 · 13.5:1

Tints and shades of #F8DCD3

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF2EE
  2. #F8DCD3
  3. #CBB0A7
  4. #AC928A
  5. #8E756D
  6. #715A52
  7. #564039
  8. #3C2720
  9. #23100A

Colors that go with #F8DCD3

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

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:root {
  --shell-pink-1: #F8DCD3; /* Shell Pink */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #F8DCD3

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (113)

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Gradients (8)

Mesh gradients (27)