PINK

Cherry Blossom

#FFB7C5
Conversions
HEX#FFB7C5
RGBrgb(255, 183, 197)
HSLhsl(348, 100%, 86%)
HSVhsv(348, 28%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 0%)
Copy CSS
color: #ffb7c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 183, 197); /* hsl */ color: hsl(348, 100%, 86%);
Contrast
On whiteFail · 1.64 : 1
On ink blackPass · 11.69 : 1
Shades
Tints
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About Cherry Blossom

Cherry Blossom is the hex color #FFB7C5, which translates to rgb(255, 183, 197) in RGB and hsl(348, 100%, 86%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 348 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 86 percent. That puts Cherry Blossom at the pale end of the pink range, light enough to work as a page or card background with dark text on top.

How Cherry Blossom compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is lightpink (#FFB6C1), a CIE76 distance of 1.7 away in CIELAB. That is below the rule of thumb for a difference most people notice side by side, so the keyword is a safe substitute. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is rose-200 (#FFCCD3), at a distance of 10.4. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Light Pink at 1.7. Sorted by lightness, Cherry Blossom is number 24 of the 27 pink colors here.

Text on Cherry Blossom

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Cherry Blossom, led by Ink black at 11.69:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Cherry Blossom already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Cherry Blossom. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text colorRatioAA normalAA largeAAA normal
White #FFFFFF1.64:1FailFailFail
Ink black #0F0F1211.69:1PassPassPass
Mid grey #6B72802.95:1FailFailFail
Dark grey #3741516.30:1PassPassFail
Light grey #E5E7EB1.32:1FailFailFail

Building a palette around Cherry Blossom

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Cherry Blossom for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Cherry Blossom

FormatValue
HEX#FFB7C5
RGBrgb(255, 183, 197)
HSLhsl(348, 100%, 86%)
HSVhsv(348, 28%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(85.02% 0.0851 6.19)
CIELABlab(81.38 28.00 3.35)

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