Is #FEBCD8 accessible for body text on white?

#FEBCD8 has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 against white, which is not sufficient for WCAG AA body text (4.5:1).

What is the complementary color of #FEBCD8?

The complement of #FEBCD8 is #BCFEE2.

#FEBCD8 Cherry Blossom

rgb(254, 188, 216)

Color conversions

HEX: #FEBCD8
RGB: rgb(254, 188, 216)
RGBA: rgba(254, 188, 216, 1)
HSL: hsl(335, 97%, 87%)
HSV / HSB: hsv(335, 26%, 100%)
CMYK: cmyk(0%, 26%, 15%, 0%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ: xyz(71.251, 61.998, 73.166)
LAB: lab(82.91 27.86 -4.64)
LCH: lch(82.91 28.24 350.55)
OKLAB: oklab(86.34% 0.0826 -0.0119)
OKLCH: oklch(86.34% 0.0835 351.79)
Nearest name: Cherry Blossom

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

Tints

Tones

Color harmonies

Complementary

The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.

Analogous

Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.

Split Complementary

The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.

Square (Tetradic)

Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.

Rectangle (Tetradic)

Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.

Monochromatic

A single hue across five lightness levels. The foundation of most UI scales and the most accessible starting point.

Similar colors

Closest matches

Opacity variations

#febcd81a

#febcd833

#febcd84d

#febcd866

#febcd880

#febcd899

#febcd8b3

#febcd8cc

#febcd8e6

#febcd8ff

On white

1.57:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

On black

13.4:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

White-on-color contrast is 1.57:1.

Color blindness preview

Protanopia

No red cones — ~1% of men

Protanomaly

Reduced red sensitivity — ~1% of men

Deuteranopia

No green cones — ~1% of men

Deuteranomaly

Reduced green sensitivity — ~5% of men

Tritanopia

No blue cones — very rare

Tritanomaly

Reduced blue sensitivity — very rare

Achromatopsia

No color perception — ~1 in 30,000

Achromatomaly

Partial color perception — rare

Meaning, psychology and brand usage

Warmth and softness, decoupled from its old gendering

Soft pinks lower perceived intensity and read as calm and welcoming. Contemporary design has largely detached pink from mid-century gender coding, using dusty and clay tones as sophisticated warm neutrals.

Affection and care in most markets; in Japan cherry blossom pink carries a specific association with transience and spring.

Pink was considered a masculine colour in eighteenth-century Europe — a diluted, and therefore junior, red. The current coding is a twentieth-century marketing invention, not a tradition.

Excellent for wellness, hospitality, and direct-to-consumer brands wanting warmth without red's urgency. Muted pinks work well as full-page backgrounds where saturated ones would not.

Common industries: Wellness, Hospitality, DTC retail, Beauty, Publishing. Pairs well with deep green for a modern pairing, warm brown for editorial calm, off-white for softness.

Code exports

CSS

:root {
  --color-cherry-blossom: #febcd8;
  --color-cherry-blossom-rgb: 254 188 216;
  --color-cherry-blossom-hsl: 335 97% 87%;
  --color-cherry-blossom-oklch: 86.34% 0.0835 351.79;
}

.element {
  color: #febcd8;
  background-color: hsl(335, 97%, 87%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(254 188 216 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$cherry-blossom: #febcd8;
$cherry-blossom-light: #ffdeec;
$cherry-blossom-dark: #7f5e6c;

.element {
  color: $cherry-blossom;
  background: rgba($cherry-blossom, 0.12);

  &:hover {
    color: darken($cherry-blossom, 8%);
  }
}

LESS

@cherry-blossom: #febcd8;
@cherry-blossom-light: lighten(@cherry-blossom, 12%);
@cherry-blossom-dark: darken(@cherry-blossom, 12%);

.element {
  color: @cherry-blossom;
  background: fade(@cherry-blossom, 12%);
}

Tailwind CSS

/* Tailwind v4 — src/styles.css */
@theme {
  --color-cherry-blossom-50: #fff2f7;
  --color-cherry-blossom-100: #ffebf3;
  --color-cherry-blossom-200: #ffe4ef;
  --color-cherry-blossom-300: #fed7e8;
  --color-cherry-blossom-400: #fec9e0;
  --color-cherry-blossom-500: #febcd8;
  --color-cherry-blossom-600: #e5a9c2;
  --color-cherry-blossom-700: #b28497;
  --color-cherry-blossom-800: #7f5e6c;
  --color-cherry-blossom-900: #4c3841;
}

/* Usage */
<div class="bg-cherry-blossom-500 text-cherry-blossom-50 ring-cherry-blossom-600" />

/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#febcd8]" />

Bootstrap

// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$cherry-blossom: #febcd8;
$primary: $cherry-blossom;

$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
  "cherry-blossom": $cherry-blossom
));

// Generates .text-cherry-blossom, .bg-cherry-blossom, .btn-cherry-blossom
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";

Flutter

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

const Color cherryBlossom = Color(0xFFFEBCD8);

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor cherryBlossomSwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFFEBCD8, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFFFF2F7),
  100: Color(0xFFFFEBF3),
  200: Color(0xFFFFE4EF),
  300: Color(0xFFFED7E8),
  400: Color(0xFFFEC9E0),
  500: Color(0xFFFEBCD8),
  600: Color(0xFFE5A9C2),
  700: Color(0xFFB28497),
  800: Color(0xFF7F5E6C),
  900: Color(0xFF4C3841),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #febcd8 — Cherry Blossom
    static let cherryBlossom = Color(
        red: 0.9961,
        green: 0.7373,
        blue: 0.8471
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let cherryBlossom = UIColor(
        red: 0.9961,
        green: 0.7373,
        blue: 0.8471,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
    <color name="cherry_blossom">#FEBCD8</color>
    <color name="cherry_blossom_translucent">#80FEBCD8</color>
</resources>

<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val CherryBlossom = Color(0xFFFEBCD8)

JavaScript

export const CHERRY_BLOSSOM = {
  hex: "#febcd8",
  rgb: [254, 188, 216],
  hsl: [335, 97, 87],
  oklch: "oklch(86.34% 0.0835 351.79)",
};

JSON tokens

{
  "$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
  "cherry-blossom": {
    "$type": "color",
    "$value": "#febcd8",
    "$description": "Cherry Blossom — generated by ColorVerse AI"
  }
}