What color is #F3C3D8?

#F3C3D8 is a very light, moderate rose known as Sweetheart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sweetheart?

The RGB value is 243, 195, 216: 243 red, 195 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sweetheart?

The complementary color is #C3F3DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3C3D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sweetheart color: hex code #F3C3D8

#F3C3D8 rgb(243, 195, 216)

Shades of pink

Sweetheart has the hex code #F3C3D8. It is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 76.5% green and 84.7% blue (243, 195, 216).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 67% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

Sweetheart (#F3C3D8) color codes

HEX	`#F3C3D8`
RGB	`rgb(243, 195, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 76.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 67%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 20%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 11%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.47, 20.36, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.47, 20.74, 349.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.871, 63.045, 73.493)`
Decimal	`15975384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sweetheart, 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 #F3C3D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3C3D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #F3C3D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3c3d8; }
.text { color: #f3c3d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3c3d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 195 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3c3d8, #f3c6c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F3C3D8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3C3D8?: #F3C3D8 is a very light, moderate rose known as Sweetheart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sweetheart?: The RGB value is 243, 195, 216: 243 red, 195 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sweetheart?: The complementary color is #C3F3DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3C3D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.