What color is #F4C4D0?

#F4C4D0 is a very light, moderate red known as In the Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of In the Pink?

The RGB value is 244, 196, 208: 244 red, 196 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of In the Pink?

The complementary color is #C4F4E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4C4D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

In the Pink color: hex code #F4C4D0

#F4C4D0 rgb(244, 196, 208)

Shades of pink

In the Pink has the hex code #F4C4D0. It is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 76.9% green and 81.6% blue (244, 196, 208).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 69% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

In the Pink (#F4C4D0) color codes

HEX	`#F4C4D0`
RGB	`rgb(244, 196, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 76.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 69%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 20%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 15%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.58, 18.9, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.58, 18.91, 1.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.433, 63.269, 68.27)`
Decimal	`16041168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with In the Pink, 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 #F4C4D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4C4D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	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 #F4C4D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4c4d0; }
.text { color: #f4c4d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4c4d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 196 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4c4d0, #f4d0c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F4C4D0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F4C4D0?: #F4C4D0 is a very light, moderate red known as In the Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of In the Pink?: The RGB value is 244, 196, 208: 244 red, 196 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of In the Pink?: The complementary color is #C4F4E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4C4D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.