What color is #F4DBD9?

#F4DBD9 is a very light, moderate red known as Fresco. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fresco?

The RGB value is 244, 219, 217: 244 red, 219 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fresco?

The complementary color is #D9F2F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4DBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fresco color: hex code #F4DBD9

#F4DBD9 rgb(244, 219, 217)

Shades of pink

Fresco has the hex code #F4DBD9. It is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 85.9% green and 85.1% blue (244, 219, 217).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 55% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.98:1).

Fresco (#F4DBD9) color codes

HEX	`#F4DBD9`
RGB	`rgb(244, 219, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 85.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 55%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.35, 8.28, 4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.35, 9.25, 26.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.163, 74.907, 76.131)`
Decimal	`16047065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fresco, 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 #F4DBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4DBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.98:1	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 #F4DBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4dbd9; }
.text { color: #f4dbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4dbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 219 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4dbd9, #f4e9d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F4DBD9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F4DBD9?: #F4DBD9 is a very light, moderate red known as Fresco. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fresco?: The RGB value is 244, 219, 217: 244 red, 219 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fresco?: The complementary color is #D9F2F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4DBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.