What color is #F4B3C2?

#F4B3C2 is a very light, moderate red known as Ibis. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ibis?

The RGB value is 244, 179, 194: 244 red, 179 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ibis?

The complementary color is #B3F4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4B3C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ibis color: hex code #F4B3C2

#F4B3C2 rgb(244, 179, 194)

Shades of pink

Ibis has the hex code #F4B3C2. It is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 70.2% green and 76.1% blue (244, 179, 194).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 75% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 20% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

Ibis (#F4B3C2) color codes

HEX	`#F4B3C2`
RGB	`rgb(244, 179, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 70.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 75%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 27%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 20%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.25, 25.75, 1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.25, 25.81, 3.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.167, 55.371, 58.389)`
Decimal	`16036802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ibis, 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 #F4B3C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4B3C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #F4B3C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4b3c2; }
.text { color: #f4b3c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4b3c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 179 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4b3c2, #f4c4b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F4B3C2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F4B3C2?: #F4B3C2 is a very light, moderate red known as Ibis. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ibis?: The RGB value is 244, 179, 194: 244 red, 179 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ibis?: The complementary color is #B3F4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4B3C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.