What color is #F4A6A3?

#F4A6A3 is a light, moderate red known as Calabrese. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Calabrese?

The RGB value is 244, 166, 163: 244 red, 166 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Calabrese?

The complementary color is #A3F1F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4A6A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Calabrese color: hex code #F4A6A3

#F4A6A3 rgb(244, 166, 163)

Shades of pink

Calabrese has the hex code #F4A6A3. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 65.1% green and 63.9% blue (244, 166, 163).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 79% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 33% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

Calabrese (#F4A6A3) color codes

HEX	`#F4A6A3`
RGB	`rgb(244, 166, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 65.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 79%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 33%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 33%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.55, 28.42, 13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.55, 31.38, 25.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.557, 49.154, 41.099)`
Decimal	`16033443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Calabrese, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F4A6A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4A6A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F4A6A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4a6a3; }
.text { color: #f4a6a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4a6a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 166 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4a6a3, #f4cfa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

See #F4A6A3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F4A6A3?: #F4A6A3 is a light, moderate red known as Calabrese. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Calabrese?: The RGB value is 244, 166, 163: 244 red, 166 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Calabrese?: The complementary color is #A3F1F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4A6A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.