What color is #F2C1BA?

#F2C1BA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewood Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2C1BA?

The RGB value is 242, 193, 186: 242 red, 193 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2C1BA?

The complementary color is #BAEBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2C1BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2C1BA color

#F2C1BA rgb(242, 193, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F2C1BA is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 75.7% green and 72.9% blue (242, 193, 186).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 68% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 23% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Rosewood Dreams (#EBBEB5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#F2C1BA color codes

HEX	`#F2C1BA`
RGB	`rgb(242, 193, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 75.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 68%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 23%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 23%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.14, 16.46, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.14, 19.36, 31.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.552, 60.565, 54.735)`
Decimal	`15909306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2C1BA, 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 #F2C1BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2C1BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	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 #F2C1BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2c1ba; }
.text { color: #f2c1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2c1ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 193 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2c1ba, #f2ddba); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F2C1BA?: #F2C1BA is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewood Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2C1BA?: The RGB value is 242, 193, 186: 242 red, 193 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2C1BA?: The complementary color is #BAEBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2C1BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.