What color is #F0A0BF?

#F0A0BF is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Prism Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0A0BF?

The RGB value is 240, 160, 191: 240 red, 160 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0A0BF?

The complementary color is #A0F0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0A0BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0A0BF color

#F0A0BF rgb(240, 160, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F0A0BF is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 62.7% green and 74.9% blue (240, 160, 191).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 73% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 20% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Prism Pink (#F0A1BF), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#F0A0BF color codes

HEX	`#F0A0BF`
RGB	`rgb(240, 160, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 62.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 73%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 33%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 20%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.47, 33.94, -3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.47, 34.14, 353.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.911, 47.432, 55.385)`
Decimal	`15769791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0A0BF, 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 #F0A0BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0A0BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #F0A0BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0a0bf; }
.text { color: #f0a0bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0a0bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 160 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0a0bf, #f0a9a0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F0A0BF?: #F0A0BF is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Prism Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0A0BF?: The RGB value is 240, 160, 191: 240 red, 160 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0A0BF?: The complementary color is #A0F0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0A0BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.