What color is #F8B4C4?

#F8B4C4 is a very light, vivid red known as Love Spell. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Love Spell?

The RGB value is 248, 180, 196: 248 red, 180 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Love Spell?

The complementary color is #B4F8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8B4C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Love Spell color: hex code #F8B4C4

#F8B4C4 rgb(248, 180, 196)

Shades of pink

Love Spell has the hex code #F8B4C4. It is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 70.6% green and 76.9% blue (248, 180, 196).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 83% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 21% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

Love Spell (#F8B4C4) color codes

HEX	`#F8B4C4`
RGB	`rgb(248, 180, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 70.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 83%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 27%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 21%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.95, 26.94, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.95, 27, 3.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.997, 56.588, 59.713)`
Decimal	`16299204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Love Spell, 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 #F8B4C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8B4C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #F8B4C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8b4c4; }
.text { color: #f8b4c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8b4c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 180 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8b4c4, #f8c6b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F8B4C4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F8B4C4?: #F8B4C4 is a very light, vivid red known as Love Spell. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Love Spell?: The RGB value is 248, 180, 196: 248 red, 180 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Love Spell?: The complementary color is #B4F8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8B4C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.