What color is #F34E74?

#F34E74 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Fuchsia Felicity. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F34E74?

The RGB value is 243, 78, 116: 243 red, 78 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F34E74?

The complementary color is #4EF3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F34E74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F34E74 color

#F34E74 rgb(243, 78, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #F34E74 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 30.6% green and 45.5% blue (243, 78, 116).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 87% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 52% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Felicity (#F44772), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#F34E74 color codes

HEX	`#F34E74`
RGB	`rgb(243, 78, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 30.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 87%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 68%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 52%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.82, 65.19, 15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.82, 66.9, 13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.843, 25.77, 19.238)`
Decimal	`15945332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F34E74, 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 #F34E74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F34E74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	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 #F34E74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f34e74; }
.text { color: #f34e74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f34e74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 78 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f34e74, #f37b4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

Questions

What color is #F34E74?: #F34E74 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Fuchsia Felicity. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F34E74?: The RGB value is 243, 78, 116: 243 red, 78 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F34E74?: The complementary color is #4EF3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F34E74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.