What color is #F2C1A5?

#F2C1A5 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Bellini. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2C1A5?

The RGB value is 242, 193, 165: 242 red, 193 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2C1A5?

The complementary color is #A5D6F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2C1A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2C1A5 color

#F2C1A5 rgb(242, 193, 165)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F2C1A5 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 75.7% green and 64.7% blue (242, 193, 165).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 75% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 32% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Bellini (#F4C9B1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#F2C1A5 color codes

HEX	`#F2C1A5`
RGB	`rgb(242, 193, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 75.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 75%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 32%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 32%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.69, 13.65, 20.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.69, 24.85, 56.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.481, 59.737, 43.829)`
Decimal	`15909285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2C1A5, 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 #F2C1A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2C1A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #F2C1A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2c1a5; }
.text { color: #f2c1a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2c1a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 193 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2c1a5, #f2e8a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F2C1A5?: #F2C1A5 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Bellini. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2C1A5?: The RGB value is 242, 193, 165: 242 red, 193 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2C1A5?: The complementary color is #A5D6F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2C1A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.