What color is #F48B8B?

#F48B8B is a light, vivid red known as Vinaceous Cinnamon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vinaceous Cinnamon?

The RGB value is 244, 139, 139: 244 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vinaceous Cinnamon?

The complementary color is #8BF4F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F48B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vinaceous Cinnamon color: hex code #F48B8B

#F48B8B rgb(244, 139, 139)

Shades of pink

Vinaceous Cinnamon has the hex code #F48B8B. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 54.5% green and 54.5% blue (244, 139, 139).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 83% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 43% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

Vinaceous Cinnamon (#F48B8B) color codes

HEX	`#F48B8B`
RGB	`rgb(244, 139, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 54.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 83%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 43%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 43%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.16, 39.77, 17.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.16, 43.5, 23.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.204, 39.567, 29.362)`
Decimal	`16026507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vinaceous Cinnamon, 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 #F48B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F48B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #F48B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f48b8b; }
.text { color: #f48b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f48b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 139 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f48b8b, #f4c08b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F48B8B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F48B8B?: #F48B8B is a light, vivid red known as Vinaceous Cinnamon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vinaceous Cinnamon?: The RGB value is 244, 139, 139: 244 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vinaceous Cinnamon?: The complementary color is #8BF4F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F48B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.