What color is #F1ACAC?

#F1ACAC is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Calabrese. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1ACAC?

The RGB value is 241, 172, 172: 241 red, 172 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1ACAC?

The complementary color is #ACF1F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1ACAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1ACAC color

#F1ACAC rgb(241, 172, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F1ACAC is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 67.5% green and 67.5% blue (241, 172, 172).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 71% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 29% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Calabrese (#F4A6A3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#F1ACAC color codes

HEX	`#F1ACAC`
RGB	`rgb(241, 172, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 67.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 71%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 29%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 29%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.79, 25.29, 10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.79, 27.23, 21.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.476, 51.188, 45.822)`
Decimal	`15838380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1ACAC, 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 #F1ACAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1ACAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #F1ACAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1acac; }
.text { color: #f1acac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1acac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 172 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1acac, #f1cfac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #F1ACAC?: #F1ACAC is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Calabrese. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1ACAC?: The RGB value is 241, 172, 172: 241 red, 172 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1ACAC?: The complementary color is #ACF1F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1ACAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.