What color is #F0B9C9?

#F0B9C9 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chantilly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0B9C9?

The RGB value is 240, 185, 201: 240 red, 185 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0B9C9?

The complementary color is #B9F0E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0B9C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0B9C9 color

#F0B9C9 rgb(240, 185, 201)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F0B9C9 is a very light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 72.5% green and 78.8% blue (240, 185, 201).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 65% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Chantilly (#EDB8C7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#F0B9C9 color codes

HEX	`#F0B9C9`
RGB	`rgb(240, 185, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 72.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 65%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 23%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 16%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.43, 22.21, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.43, 22.21, 359.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.827, 57.443, 62.973)`
Decimal	`15776201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0B9C9, 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 #F0B9C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0B9C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #F0B9C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0b9c9; }
.text { color: #f0b9c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0b9c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 185 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0b9c9, #f0c5b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bubblegum Pink.

Questions

What color is #F0B9C9?: #F0B9C9 is a very light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chantilly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0B9C9?: The RGB value is 240, 185, 201: 240 red, 185 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0B9C9?: The complementary color is #B9F0E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0B9C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.