What color is #F59994?

#F59994 is a light, vivid red known as Vinaceous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vinaceous?

The RGB value is 245, 153, 148: 245 red, 153 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vinaceous?

The complementary color is #94F0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F59994?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vinaceous color: hex code #F59994

#F59994 rgb(245, 153, 148)

Shades of pink

Vinaceous has the hex code #F59994. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 60% green and 58% blue (245, 153, 148).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 83% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 40% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

Vinaceous (#F59994) color codes

HEX	`#F59994`
RGB	`rgb(245, 153, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 60%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 83%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 40%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 40%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.45, 33.86, 17.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.45, 37.98, 26.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.395, 44.337, 33.704)`
Decimal	`16095636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vinaceous, 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 #F59994	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F59994 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #F59994 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f59994; }
.text { color: #f59994; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f59994; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 153 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f59994, #f5c994); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

See #F59994 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F59994?: #F59994 is a light, vivid red known as Vinaceous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vinaceous?: The RGB value is 245, 153, 148: 245 red, 153 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vinaceous?: The complementary color is #94F0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F59994?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.