What color is #F3B68E?

#F3B68E is a light, vivid orange known as Peach Taffy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Peach Taffy?

The RGB value is 243, 182, 142: 243 red, 182 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Peach Taffy?

The complementary color is #8ECBF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3B68E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Peach Taffy color: hex code #F3B68E

#F3B68E rgb(243, 182, 142)

Shades of beige

Peach Taffy has the hex code #F3B68E. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 71.4% green and 55.7% blue (243, 182, 142).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 81% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 42% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

Peach Taffy (#F3B68E) color codes

HEX	`#F3B68E`
RGB	`rgb(243, 182, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 71.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 81%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 42%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 42%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.73, 17.16, 28.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.73, 33.67, 59.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.575, 54.467, 33.014)`
Decimal	`15971982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Peach Taffy, 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 #F3B68E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3B68E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	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 #F3B68E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3b68e; }
.text { color: #f3b68e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3b68e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 182 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3b68e, #f3e88e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

See #F3B68E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3B68E?: #F3B68E is a light, vivid orange known as Peach Taffy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Peach Taffy?: The RGB value is 243, 182, 142: 243 red, 182 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Peach Taffy?: The complementary color is #8ECBF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3B68E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.